“Until We Dream of Life”: Pedagogical Orientations of Black Educators

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Abstract

This paper explores how Black teachers articulate their pedagogy – how they dream of life and renewal for students and learning, and how that orients their educational work. It travels between theories of pedagogy and interpretations of teacher interviews to illuminate future questions about how certain pedagogical orientations can begin to repair educational harm. Based on a case study with five Black teachers working in the same English department, the poetry and prose that follow look around and forward through Black education through the lens of the following questions: 1) How do Black teachers in a predominantly Black urban charter school articulate their pedagogical orientation? 2) What types of orientations are found through these urban teachers’ philosophies?

Author

• Candace L. Moore, Michigan State University