Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice
In this introduction, Johnson argues that in order to create classrooms for equity and social justice, teachers need to not only teach students the academics but also foster an environment where activism isn't just encouraged, but expected. Johnson states that to be effective in this way, teachers much envision a "social justice classroom" which consists of "several interlocking components". Talking points: As I was reading, I kept thinking about the time constraints on teachers already, asking them to take on an activist role on top of that seems like a lot at first but when Johnson breaks down how they envision it, I think it would become second nature at some point. It is certainly a shift in the traditional way schools are currently run. That model hasn't changed much, the teacher teaches and the students, by and large, are told not to question too much. One of Johnson's components for a social justice classroom is "Critical" in which stu...
