This pedagogical strategy is rooted in the assumption that we all bring to the classroom experiential knowledge, that this knowledge can indeed enhance our learning experience. …there is an aspect of our vocation that is sacred, who believe that our work is not merely to share information but to share in the intellectual and spiritual growth of our students. The professor must genuinely value everyone’s presence there must be an ongoing recognition that everyone influences the classroom dynamic, that everyone contributes…these contributions are resources. While the book is chock-full of goodness here were some of our favorite related to facilitation. Not just a book for those do social justice education, but for any educator, math, science, technology, or otherwise who want to transform their classrooms environments into spaces for new Quotes to Inspire How the pedagogy we use, as much or more than content we focus on, is part of the process of empowering others and transforming the systems of educationĪs more of us ask the question, “How do we facilitate in a socially just way?” hooks’s words continue to increase in relevance.To question what is seen as valuable knowledge (and who contains that knowledge).The importance and knowledge of how of creating non- (or less) hierarchical educational spaces.How education is a practice of freedom (and what it mean to teach in line with that belief).This is the rare book about teachers and students that dares to raise critical questions about eros and range, grief and reconciliation, and the future of teaching itself.” (back cover) “Full of passion and politics, Teaching to Transgress combines a practical knowledge of the classroom with a deeply felt connection to the world of emotions and feelings. As the back of the book jacket describes: Each chapter flows together and also stands alone.

Teaching to Transgress is a series of essays ranging from how integrating schools did not integrate pedagogy to a dialogue between hooks and Paulo Freire. Teaching to Transgress is a must-read, especially if you believe that teaching and facilitation not only educate, but empower, enliven, awaken, and inspire. But that’s exactly what the book, particularly the first 75 pages, are about.

If you hang around social justice facilitators long enough, you’re likely to hear two book titles come up: Pedagogy of the Oppressed and Teaching to Transgress: Education as a Practice of Freedom by bell hooks.Īt first pass, this doesn’t look like a book about facilitation. In fact, when I searched the book for the word “facilitation” first with my eyes and then with a command f command in google books, the word isn’t to be found. Published: AugUpdated: September 19, 2016

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