Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Summary

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The article “But that’s just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant Pedagogy” expressed how it is important to focus on academic success, however the teacher and school district still needs to be culturally competent toward African American students. If a teacher cannot reach all of their students regardless of ethnicity or culture then they are not teaching to the best of their abilities. The issue of how African Americans students are being taught and treated in the classroom is a concern that many people do not realize is a current problem. The author argued that, “During the 1960s when African Americans were fighting for civil rights, one of the primary battlefronts was the classroom.” (Ladson‐Billings) Even though, we as a nation, …show more content…

This was visible in one way when the professor would walk around the classroom answering the students’ questions, but when he would come around to Kaevaughn and other African Americans he would almost brush off their questions. The professor appeared to assume that those students would not care about their education so he decided to not waste his time and effort on them. Ladson‐Billings studied a teacher, Ann Lewis, who focused positive attention on African American boys instead of entering an antagonistic relationship with the boys. Because of this the African American boys, who were the majority, influenced their peers in a positive manor and showed academic leadership. However in Kaevaughn’s case he became frustrated since he was labeled by his professor instead of getting a chance to show his abilities and ambition. Similarly when I was observing a first grade classroom I witnessed this Caucasian girl moving around the boxes on the table and kicking the African American boy under the table. But when the teacher heard the disruption she immediately assumed it was the African American boy, who she sent to move his clothes pen as a punishment. However I decided that I needed to speak up to the teacher and explain to her what

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