Create a classroom with a culture of true belonging, liberation, and justice for all Teaching for Justice and Belonging: A Journey for Educators & Parents provides a practical and powerful blueprint to unrooting racism in the educational setting. The book is an easy-to-understand guide designed to cultivate an educational experience that inspires a culture of true belonging, liberation, and justice for all.

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Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Welcome to Our Garden -- Dear Parents and Educators -- Before We Begin -- The Seed Growth Metaphor -- Tehia -- Lucretia -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- 2 SOIL: The Groundwork -- Tehia -- Race -- Racism -- White Space -- Whiteness -- Racial Ignorance -- Microaggression -- Justice -- Belonging -- Antiracism -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- 3 SEED: Self-Assessment -- How We Learn -- Tehia -- Cognitive Load -- How We Grow -- Lucretia -- How We Begin -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- 4 ROOT: Build Racial Competency and Understanding -- Amy, White Mom of Five -- Tehia -- How to Become Rooted -- Becoming Rooted Together -- For Parents and Educators of Color to Consider -- For White Parents and Teachers to Consider -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- 5 SPROUT: Early Growth and Signs of Hope -- Lucretia -- Tehia -- How to Sprout -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- 6 BUD: See and Celebrate Growth -- Lucretia -- How We Started with the Staff -- How We Started with the Students -- Elementary -- Middle Level and High School -- Parents -- Seeing and Celebrating Growth -- Tehia -- How to Bud -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- 7 WEED: Uproot Growth Inhibitors -- Susan, Latinx High School Teacher -- Extraction -- Perfection -- Isolation -- Denying the Dignity of Others -- Fear of Discomfort -- Lack of Fortitude -- Lack of Self-Care -- Punishing Ideological Differences -- Imbalanced Teaching -- Valuing Ideology over Empathy -- Ignoring How Children Experience Race/ism -- Bystander -- Not Noticing and Confronting White Supremacy Norms -- White Tears -- Thinking We're Done -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice. 8 BLOOM: Mature into a New Normal -- Tiffany, White Mom of Four -- Tehia -- As Teachers Bloom -- When (Not If) You Get Weary -- As Teacher Leaders Bloom -- As Parents Bloom -- The New Normal -- Tehia -- Reflection and Practice -- Reflection -- Practice -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: KWLH Chart to Explore Your Knowledge Base -- Appendix B: Self-Care Plan -- Appendix C: Not Judging a Book by Its Cover: Social Justice Book Rubric -- Appendix D: Tatum Book Small Group Study Guide -- Reading/Meeting Schedule -- Before You Start Reading: -- Meeting 1 Agenda and Discussion Prompts -- Intro -- Parts 1-2 -- Meeting 2 Agenda and Discussion Prompts -- Appendix E: Content Analysis Chart -- References -- Resources -- Index -- EULA.