Depictions Versus Reality: Countering the Television Mediated Narratives of Black Teachers in Baltimore

• In Event: Critical Examination of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Education Poster Session

Abstract

This dissertation explores the stories of twenty (20) Black Baltimore public-school teachers (K-12) and their perceptions of the mediated images of their teaching experiences found in local television news segments. This study sought to counter the framings put forth about public-school teachers in media by gathering the real- life experiences of actual teachers from a cross-section of schools in the district.
This multi-method qualitative case study relies on a critical race theory (CRT) framework to highlight teacher experiences in the school system in an attempt to counter the mainstream narratives of public-school teacher experiences that too often rely on white teacher voices.
Participants explain that negative narratives put forth in the media often do not align with their own experiences.

Author

• Sedrick Smith, University of Maryland - Baltimore County