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Making the “Indigenous Non-Professional”: Community Educators, Past and Present

By Nick Juravich, Doctoral Student in History, Columbia Last spring, TCPS editor Abram de Bruyn published a meditation on Professor Christopher Emdin’s bestselling book, For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, in which he wondered whether community hiring practices might offer another route to breaking down the myth of the “white hero teacher” and… Read More Making the “Indigenous Non-Professional”: Community Educators, Past and Present

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Experiencing Microaggression: A (dis)Abled Person’s Perspective

BY ALLISON BALDWIN My name is Allison Baldwin. I am currently in my third and final year of the Master’s program in Curriculum and Teaching. I have a particular interest in children’s literacy and disability studies. I spent my first two years at Teachers College as a member of the Student Senate, in the roles… Read More Experiencing Microaggression: A (dis)Abled Person’s Perspective

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A Call to Address Microaggressions At TC

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BY CHRISTINA CHAISE Racial microaggressions are brief, ordinary instances of verbal, non-verbal and/or visual/environmental indignities that impart disparaging messages, consciously and unconsciously towards racial/ethnic minorities (Sue, et al. 2007). Intentional or not, they have real implications for students of color. Some even argue that these everyday experiences of racial aggression and trauma affect students of… Read More A Call to Address Microaggressions At TC

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Letter from The Editor: Navigating TC’s Hidden Curriculum

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BY JOE MARINELLI The term “hidden curriculum” is credited to the late Philip W. Jackson, who dedicated an entire chapter to the concept in perhaps his most well known published work, Life in Classrooms (1968). Jackson, to whom this issue of TC Public Space is dedicated, died this past July due to health complications related… Read More Letter from The Editor: Navigating TC’s Hidden Curriculum

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Mayor de Blasio’s School Renewal Plan: Is This Going to Derail Community Schools?

BY MATT GONZALES Matt Gonzales is a MA student of Education Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University. He is a former special education teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District, and a longtime activist. He currently works at the New York Department of Education in the Office of Teacher Recruitment and Quality, and interns… Read More Mayor de Blasio’s School Renewal Plan: Is This Going to Derail Community Schools?

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Welcome to LAPES

BY TOMÁS ROCHA LAPES stands for the Latin American Philosophy of Education Society. The organization publishes an annual journal, Lápiz. The following timeline highlights LAPES’ past, present, and future activities and events: The diversity of populations in Latin America, as well as the region’s political, cultural, and economic achievements and challenges, have all uniquely shaped… Read More Welcome to LAPES

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