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Exploring The Lingering Currency Of Racism. A Book Review Of Trayvon Martin, Race, And American Justice: Writing Wrong, Carol S. Witherell Nov 2015

Exploring The Lingering Currency Of Racism. A Book Review Of Trayvon Martin, Race, And American Justice: Writing Wrong, Carol S. Witherell

Democracy and Education

This is a book review of Trayvon Martin, Race, and American Justice: Writing Wrong, edited by Fasching-Varner, Reynolds, Albert, and Martin.



Limiting Student Speech: A Narrow Path Toward Success. A Response To "Challenging The Common Guidelines In Social Justice Education", Marissa C A Minnick Apr 2015

Limiting Student Speech: A Narrow Path Toward Success. A Response To "Challenging The Common Guidelines In Social Justice Education", Marissa C A Minnick

Democracy and Education

In this response, Minnick asserts that unequal representation of students' voices, an idea presented in Sensoy and DiAngelo’s “Challenging the Common Guidelines in Social Justice Education,” presents multiple negative classroom implications. Foremost, Minnick argues that Sensoy and DiAngelo’s lack of clarity regarding when a teacher should limit student speech (either before the student begins to talk or midcomment) has a large effect on the success of their strategy. Second, Sensoy and DiAngelo’s discussion strategy may result in the targeting of minority students and the judging of students. These concerns are driven by considerations of how teachers’ relationships with students influence …