Out June 2022, pre order here.
Before Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher, he was a black student. Which
means he has spent a lifetime navigating places of learning that are
white by default. Since training to teach, he has often been the only
black teacher at school.
At times seen as a role model, at
others a source of curiosity, Boakye's is a journey of exploration -
from the outside looking in. In the groundbreaking I Heard What You
Said, he recounts how it feels to be on the margins of the British
education system. As a black, male teacher - an English teacher who has
had to teach problematic texts - his very existence is a provocation to
the status quo, giving him a unique perspective on the UK's classrooms.
Through a series of eye-opening encounters based on the often
challenging and sometimes outrageous things people have said to him or
about him, Boakye reflects on what he has found out about the habits,
presumptions, silences and distortions that black students and teachers
experience, and which underpin British education. Thought-provoking,
witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing
issues of our times, Boakye offers sharp analysis, lively prose and a
searing vision for how we can dismantle racism in the classroom and do
better by all our students in the future.
Hardback
I Heard What You Said - Jeffrey Boakye
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