《Backpack of Whiteness: Releasing the Weight to Free Myself and My Students》

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作者
Shashray McCormack
来源
URBAN EDUCATION,Vol.55,Issue6,P.937–962
语言
英文
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作者单位
1Jefferson County Public Schools, Louisville, KY, USA
摘要
This essay decenters whiteness and centers who I am as a Black teacher weighed down by boulders representing the dominance of whiteness and internalized racism as well as the institutional and social systems within which I dwell. Slowly, I release them through partnerships, “remembered” histories, “re-righted” curriculum, and confidence in self-worth. While I write about degradation, marginalization, disrespect, and omission of my Blackness in relationships with universities, I also write about supportive partnerships with Professional Dyads of Culturally Relevant Teaching (PDCRT) Colleagues of Color, administrators, and students emphasizing that, at the end of the day, the partner I must hold onto first is me.