{"product_id":"we-got-this-cornelius-minor-9780325098142","title":"We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"That's the problem with you, Minor\" a student huffed. \"You want to make everything about reading or math. It's not always about that. At school, you guys do everything except listen to me. Y'all want to use your essays and vocabulary words to save my \u003cem\u003efuture\u003c\/em\u003e, but none of y'all know anything about saving my \u003cem\u003enow\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWe Got This\u003c\/em\u003e Cornelius Minor describes how this conversation moved him toward realizing that \u003cem\u003elistening\u003c\/em\u003e to children is one of the most powerful things a teacher can do. By listening carefully, Cornelius discovered something that kids find themselves having to communicate far too often. That \"my lessons were not, at all, linked to that student's reality.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile challenging the teacher as hero trope, \u003cem\u003eWe Got This \u003c\/em\u003eshows how authentically listening to kids is the closest thing to a superpower that we have. What we hear can spark action that allows us to make powerful moves toward equity by broadening access to learning for all children. A lone teacher can't eliminate inequity, but Cornelius demonstrates that a lone teacher can confront the scholastic manifestations of racism, sexism, ableism and classism by showing: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eexactly how he plans and revises lessons to ensure access and equity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eways to look anew at explicit and tacit rules that consistently affect groups of students unequally\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esuggestions for leaning into classroom community when it feels like the kids are against you\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eideas for using universal design that make curriculum relevant and accessible\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eadvocacy strategies for making classroom and schoolwide changes that expand access to opportunity to your students\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We cannot guarantee outcomes, but we can guarantee access\" Cornelius writes. \"We can ensure that everyone gets a shot. In this book we get to do that. Together. Consider this book a manual for how to begin that brilliantly messy work. We got this.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cornelius Minor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 032509814X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780325098142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Heinemann Educational Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 7.40w x 0.40d","brand":"Cornelius Minor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055043539199,"sku":"9780325098142","price":34.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d87134e9-2633-4bed-82c6-da2bfba6436d.jpg?v=1685033460","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/we-got-this-cornelius-minor-9780325098142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}