Voices for Diversity and Social Justice

Julie Landsman is a retired teacher, author of A White Teacher Talks About Race and Growing Up White; A Veteran Teacher Reflects on Racism. She consults with schools and universities around the country and internationally.Paul C. Gorski is the founder of EdChange and teaches in the Social Justice and Human Rights program in George Mason University’s New Century College. He is a social justice activist, educator, and writer with social justice as his core.Rosanna M. Salcedo is a Latina artist, educator, parent, activist, and dreamer. She teaches Spanish and currently holds the position of Dean of Multicultural Affairs at Phillips Exeter Academy, a preparatory school in New England, where she resides with her two sons and their dog.

• ContentsPart One: Speaking Through the SilenceChapter 1: Diz On The Way To School, Fred ArcoleoChapter 2: I Get It, AnonChapter 3: Between Worlds, Heidi Andrea Restrepo RhodesChapter 4: How I Came to Poetry, Jeanne BrynerChapter 5: This School, Jan BuleyChapter 6: English as a Second Language at Our Lady Of Guadeloupe Church, Jeff LaceyPart Two: Experiencing PovertyChapter 7: Telling It Like It Is, Adaline Carlette Love Chapter 8: Family Matters, Amy D. ClarkChapter 9: The Worst Thing About Being Poor, Amy E. HarterChapter 10: The Poster Board, Carol L. RevelleChapter 11: Dress to Impress, Salvatore “Chato” HernandezChapter 12: Untitled, Tricia Gallagher-Guertsen Part Three: Unleashing Student VoicesChapter 13: What if Cornel West Was Wrong?, Becky MartinezChapter 14: Ramon’s Truth, Fred ArcoleoChapter 15: Girl on Fire, Cathleen CohenChapter 16: Appalachian By Proxy, Althea WebbChapter 17: Language The Truest Tongue, Barbara TramonteChapter 18: Talking blocks, Cindy L PraterChapter 19: Skin, Tessa StarkPart Four: Being the TargetChapter 20: Survival, Lorena GermanChapter 21: Star Student, Emily BrooksChapter 22: Equations, Cathleen CohenChapter 23: Looking in the Mirror in Elementary School, Sidrah MaysoonChapter 24: The Tower, The Book and the Girl They Let In, Shannon GibneyChapter 25: To Lumpia or Not to Lumpia, Cheryl E. MatiasChapter 26: New Girl, Sheila O’ConnorPart Five: Claiming Our Space and IdentitiesChapter 27: White Hallways, Cora Lee ConwayChapter 28: First Generation College Blues, Rosanna SalcedoChapter 29: Learning Up Front, Curtis RobbinsChapter 30: The Way I Am, Min FeldmanChapter 31: Independence Day, Elizabeth L. SammonsChapter 32: America, Loren GattiChapter 33: A Cultural Frankenstein,Pao “Agean” YangChapter 34: Spirit First, Consequences, Second, Xamuel BañalesChapter 35: Forced Out of School, Tenth Grade, Erica LentiChapter 36: Jia Curry Bild, TornPart Six: Celebrating the Power of TeachersChapter 37: Testimony, Tasha GraffChapter 38: Seat Them With Princes, Jeanne BrynerChapter 39: Finding the Strength in the Fragile, Kristy PierceChapter 40: Piling On, Lisa CechPart Seven: Reaching Across Difference & Celebrating Diversity’s RichnessChapter 41: People Colored Crayons, Julie FengChapter 42: Red Light, Green Light, D. J. SavareseChapter 43: Walking the Corridor is Being in Another Country, Julie LandsmanChapter 44: A visit to the County Special Ed. Program, Mary Langer ThompsonChapter 45: Breaking the Ice, Lisa RichterChapter 46: Chasing Butterflies and Catching Grasshoppers, Elizabeth E. VaughnChapter 47: Breaking Bread, Merna Ann HechtPart Eight: Subversive Teaching and LearningChapter 48: How I Learned to Read the Word, Francisco RiosChapter 49: Even Kings, Richard Hollinger

Diversity is not merely difference but differences that arise out of commonality, such as the humanity we all share. Justice implies equality in treatment, privilege, opportunity, or other arenas. Social justice has a connotation of what society ought to do or what society is doing to ensure just treatment of its members. Of course, these concepts require greater precision when used and are prone to misunderstanding and manipulation in contemporary usage. This work aims to clarify terminology used in popular vernacular and expose some of the nuances that we typically don't consider but profoundly impact our thinking, speech, and actions. Entries are alphabetically arranged, and each has a reference for those interested in additional research. Most entries provide an ind-depth treatment of their subject matters and are written so as to be accessible to the general reader. Examples include Able-ism, Bisexuality, Empathy, Freedom of speech, and Tokenism. Some main-level headings have two entries exploring either specialized aspects of that topic or presenting a different viewpoint on the issue. The clarity and depth of the entries make the set suitable for general readers as well as specialists looking to broaden their knowledge. . . .Recommended for the most academic libraries.