It’s not about using some generic “call and response” strategy to get kids fired up so they are excited about the same ole boring, unrelated stuff. They want to focus on the techniques and the strategies-the technical moves of culturally responsive instruction.īut I am reminded by the Ralph Ellison quote that the foundation of culturally responsive instruction is not technical, but relational. The big question folks keep asking is: How do we accelerate their progress? How do we motivate students of color to learn? I’ve been in conversation with teachers, literacy coaches and district-level folk who out of the gate are trying to figure out how to raise the achievement of black and brown students in reading. “If you can show me how I can cling to that which is real to me, while teaching me a way into the larger society, then and only then will I drop my defenses and hostility, and I will sing your praises and help you to make the desert bear fruit.” Editor’s Note: This blog was first published at Oct.
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