1st Edition

Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom Having and Holding Difficult Conversations

By Jackson M. Matos Copyright 2025
112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

112 Pages
by Routledge

Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom demonstrates how pre-service and in-service teachers can initiate and hold conversations about social justice and liberation with youth of all ages in their classrooms. Educators and practitioners are facing unprecedented national challenges in the work of supporting youth around issues of social justice, making it even more important to learn how to... Read more

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART I: Shared Understandings

Chapter One: Atrevidx Teaching and Social Justice

Chapter Two: Social Justice and Language

Chapter Three: Understanding the Learning Community Landscape

Chapter Four: Setting the Stage for Healthy Dialogues and Engaged Spaces

PART II: Having and Holding Challenging Conversations

Chapter Five: We Need to Talk (about Racism): Racial Dialogues with Youth

Chapter Six: Personal Pronouns, Chosen Names, and Safe(r) Spaces: Addressing Gender

Chapter Seven: More than Ramps and Accommodations: Embracing Dialogues about Disability

Chapter Eight: Battling the Monsters of Adult Supremacy: Dismantling Youth Oppression

PART III: Shared Liberation

Chapter Nine: Freedom Dreaming, Action Planning, and Co-Conspiratorship

 

Biography

Jackson M. Matos is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology and Education, and the director of middle, secondary, and the arts teacher licensure programs, at Mount Holyoke College.