I draw from bell’s work often in my graduate classes at Antioch University’s Urban Environmental Education Program. In her deeply personal book, bell hooks focuses on a fundamental pillar of Three Circles–that culture, place and identity are intimately connected and in those connections meaning and belonging take root and flower. How can we employ bell’s insights as we develop curriculum and teach culturally and racially diverse students?
As educators, we need to understand the extent and depth of the social histories that still shape the experiences and identities our students, their families and communities. Jean Pfaelzer in her new book, California, A Slave State delves into a history not often told and contemporary events similarly hidden right before our eyes.
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