Christopher Mathews
@tch2transgress
critical pedagogue. nosy, noisy, and performatively nonchalant.
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“A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled.” J. Baldwin
“Neoliberalism ensures that the rich get richer and the poor get disposed of.” @BLoveSoulPower
“Dysconscious racism is practiced by teachers who want to celebrate diversity with holidays, food, and cultural artifacts but never challenge their assumptions about dark people and how Whiteness is reproduced for their advantage.” @BLoveSoulPower
Student: “Why would you put your life on the line for education?” Dr. Patricia Turner: “For you…I did it for you…you are the dream I had in mind. Now what are you going to do with that?” 😮💨😮💨😮💨 #criticalpedgagoy #abolitionistteaching #norfolk17 #massiveresistance
Q2 coming. Great stuff - I’ll add that our overall outlook on life is key!! Glass mostly full - #teacpos
Join the movement now: Pledge to take action and fight book bans in your community! >>> act.webelieveineducation.org/20230427webeli…
Teachers talking about ‘learned helplessness’ feels like code for blaming literal children for broken systems, specifically during a pandemic.
For those who think my only work is the #1619Project: nytimes.com/2016/06/12/mag…
Potentially unpopular opinion: if you can’t teach the whole curriculum without homework, your curriculum is the problem. Kids aren’t“quiet quitting” by expecting to only do work @ school. After 7-8 hrs of work, they should expect to protect their peace & find joy when they leave
The more we position schools and educators as saviours, especially to communities we already marginalize, the less able we are to deal with systemic issues in education. Racism and ableism become more easy to shrug off, if we paint schools as automatic “safe havens” from homes.
Anyone else foaming at the mouth to dig into this one?!
Book signing today at the Historic Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum & Education Center till 10am-12pm 900 Dunbar Street, Myrtle Beach, SC Author @chrisemdin chrisemdin.com/aboutus/
Credit counseling is not what will take low-income renters to homeowners, wealth will. All this program does is charge struggling people additional fees for being poor, which is what every other predatory lender does.
Jay-Z and Will Smith Invest in Company to Help Low-Income Folks Go From Renters to Homeowners dlvr.it/S4gnhn
The best teaching strategy is to show grace. The best classroom management tip is showing your kids grace. One of the best ways to build relationships is to show grace. The best teachers show grace. Showing grace is always the right decision to make.
Justice Sotomayor, on the Trump administration’s rush to kill.
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