[RSCT] Online Discussion on Teaching to Privilege

[Tara Mack]

the Education for <http://www.edliberation.org/>  Liberation Network
presents:
 
talkin 'bout.teaching truth to power
a public, online discussion about how to teach to privilege
 
Tuesday, November 18 to Wednesday, November 19
www.edliberation.org/talkin-bout 
 
The next forum in our online discussion series, talkin 'bout..teaching
truth to power, will focus on how educators can teach about injustice
and inequality to a group with an identity of privilege (for example,
teaching about racism to white people, teaching about sexism to men,
teaching about heterosexism to straight people etc.). Most Americans
have at least one identity of power-male, middle-class, straight,
American citizen, white, Christian etc. How do we confront the issue of
privilege with students? What are the challenges and benefits of this
work? Is it possible to teach someone out of their power? The
conversation will take place on the website of the Education for
Liberation Network (www.edliberatoin.org <http://www.edliberatoin.org/>
). Please join us by posting questions and comments for the panelists
and participants. 
 
The panelists for talkin 'bout.teaching truth to power are:
*	Bree Picower, an Assistant Professor/ Postdoctoral Fellow in the
Department of Teaching & Learning. Her study on "The Unexamined
Whiteness of Teaching," explored the role that race plays in how student
teachers conceptualize urban education. (teaching about racism to white
students)
*	Orisanmi Burton, an educator, student, and writer living in
Harlem, NY. In addition to working full-time as a Youth Worker/Media
Arts Coordinator at The Brotherhood-Sister Sol, he is a Master's
candidate at the Palmer School for Library and Information Science.
(teaching about sexism to boys)
*	Melissa Davis, the Student Organizing Associate at GLSEN (Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Network). She works with groups of youth
to support them in creating safer schools for all students. She is
currently putting together GLSEN's Students of Color Organizing
Conference. (teaching about heterosexism to straight students)
*	Marvin Lynn, Associate Professor and Director of Elementary
Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Prof. Lynn conducts
qualitative research on the work, lives and experiences of African
American male urban schoolteachers and the role of urban teacher
education programs in developing teachers for racial justice. (teaching
about racism to white students)
*	Jenny Overman, a poet, performer, visual artist, educator and
workshop leader. Jenny teaches elementary school kids in Oakland. In
addition she does various kinds of social justice work around
transformative justice and race and class privilege. (teaching about
class to middle-class students)
*         Tara Mack (Moderator), Director of the Education for
Liberation Network.
Additional panelists TBA
Panelists will answer questions posted by a moderator to our online
discussion board from Tuesday, November 18 to Wednesday, November 19.
The network invites all those interested in this important issue to post
their own questions and comments for the panelists and for each other.
Anyone can read the discussion without registering. To post, first you
must register to use the site (www.edliberation.org/join_form). Click
here (www.edliberation.org/talkin-bout/talkin-bout-archives) to visit an
archive of previous discussions.
 
We hope you will join us for an enlightening and lively digital
conversation. 

The Education for Liberation Network (www.edliberation.org
<http://www.edliberation.org/> ) is a national coalition of teachers,
community activists, youth, researchers and parents who believe a good
education should teach people-particularly low-income youth and youth of
color-to understand and challenge the injustices their communities face.
Click here <http://www.edliberation.org/join-us>
(www.edliberation.org/join-us) to join the network listserv. For more
information contact Tara Mack, Director, Education for Liberation
Network on tara at edliberation.org.


Tara

 
 
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