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Reimagining the Classroom
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Reimagining the Classroom

by Theodore Richards
December 2022
Beginner content levelBeginner
208 pages
3h 39m
English
Jossey-Bass
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Chapter 8Justice and Joy: Social–Emotional Justice Studies

To begin, all history or current events are understood through a particular lens. We advocate for a social justice lens—that is, telling the story of history or current events from perspectives other than those in power. What's more, we employ this lens with a liberatory pedagogy, a process whereby we do not merely learn about issues of social justice, but also seek practices that empower and liberate the student. This is an element often neglected, even in so‐called social justice curricula: to observe history or current events through a social justice lens is just a start; how we engage the material—and one another—makes for a liberatory pedagogy.

I have added the “emotional” element ...

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