Abolitionist Teaching by Abraham Henderson https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n What does abolitionist teaching look like to you... en-us 2020-08-19 23:23:58 UTC 2020-08-21 13:52:50 UTC hello@padlet.com "Show me. Don't tell me." ahenderson81 https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/688421813 Ex: Abolitionist teaching looks like a teacher listening to a student voice their frustrations ]]> 2020-08-19 23:24:50 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/688421813 E https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340592 2020-08-21 13:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340592 Abolitionist Teaching... https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340593 Means being a co-conspirator, means listening and amplifying student voice, means giving students the space to freedom dream what their world/community/society should look like. I like the term because of the link to the original abolitionists.]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340593 Thoughts https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340637 This is a teacher who provides tough love. They hold high expectations for success, but understands where their students are at and provides the love and support needed to help them reach their own version of success.]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340637 Being truthful with history https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340757 Not teaching a white-washed curriculum designed to uplift white voices and put down others]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:24 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340757 Joy mthoma5 https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340773 I think too often in schools, the only time BIPOC people are in the curriculum is in moments of trauma and oppression (ex slavery, colonization, etc). Abolitionist teaching doesn't hide the truths and pains of history, but it is purposeful in its inclusion of joy, celebration, and reverence for the amazingness of historically oppressed groups.]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691340773 Listen https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341646 Being able to get through a tough conversation with a student. Handing out advice in situations but still allowing them to make the decision.]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341646 Just like the methods I was taught and used for years in special schools/classrooms for emotionally disturbed children https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341829 2020-08-21 13:47:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341829 cconley11 https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341872 To me, it means not replicating problematic things that do exist in the real world just to prepare kids for them. For example, the world is sexist/homophobic/racist, but I think it's better to try and lift our school community away from those things rather than tell kids experiecing bullying/homophobia that "that's just how it is, you need to toughen up" etc. ]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:52 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341872 In History Class efulford https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341913 Laying bare the systems of white supremacy at work in the world today, and empowering students to challenge those systems by giving them the tools (resources, writing practice, etc) to do that.]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341913 jordan_ecker https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341946 Abolitionist teaching is about freedom, and not the kind of freedom where we tell kids that they can and should get whatever they want, but a freedom and set of abilities that empower them to be of service to others. ]]> 2020-08-21 13:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341946 Abolito https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341947 2020-08-21 13:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341947 To me it means teaching to liberate. Is what we're teaching liberating our students or is it continuing to hold them back, maintain current systems that oppress them? Are we creating a community of co-conspirators who will go out into the world to liberate others? cmolinapcus https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341964 2020-08-21 13:47:54 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691341964 ending the harm done to Black and Brown students in schools in Providence (pushed out of school, missing teachers, white centered curriculm, no support for ESL Students anyawislocki https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691342187 2020-08-21 13:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691342187 Abolition kwilson272 https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691342608 Teach/counsel affirms the student's humanity and holds space for their goals/dreams/desires for now/future while healing past experiences. ]]> 2020-08-21 13:48:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691342608 Authenticity https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691342628 Abolitionist teaching to me means that the information, the methods, and the connections being made are all authentic and help to dismantle the oppressive systems that we are forced to operate under today. It means being open to new ideas and understanding that we can't lock ourselves into any one way of thinking.]]> 2020-08-21 13:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691342628 Change and Justice https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691343447 It is about changing the system from punitive to restorative. It is about listening to the perspectives of our BIPOC students who have been unfair targets of oppression and discipline in schools]]> 2020-08-21 13:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691343447 https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691343452 What was said yesterday in the trauma informed teaching workshop stuck with me.  "My humanity is interdependent on students' humanity".  I think just being present and holding space for student thoughts and emotions is abolitionist teaching.  Giving space and opportunities to share.
 ]]> 2020-08-21 13:48:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691343452 Ending the segregation and racism that continues the time line of oppression that started with slavery and includes the current day school to prison pipeline https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691344049 2020-08-21 13:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691344049 Evelina- To me, it means validating students' experiences and treating them with love and respect in order for them to reach their fullest potential. It also means approaching our practices and systems with a lens on social justice, racial equity, and secure attachments. https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691344689 2020-08-21 13:49:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691344689 https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691348479 Abolitionist teaching is not policing the choices students make in regards to their bodies (clothing, hair, accesories)]]> 2020-08-21 13:50:26 UTC https://padlet.com/ahenderson81/cz24sbqftojo7a4n/wish/691348479