Teaching is political.
Each day, teachers are tasked with the unique challenge of providing equitable and meaningful education to students within a system that was built on a foundation of inequity. As educational policies and initiatives hailed as silver bullets for closing the “achievement gap” have come and gone over the decades, one constant has remained: teachers on the frontline. This position of direct service to young people affords teachers the privilege and the responsibility of shaping the next generation of thinkers, doers, and change-makers. As such, it is imperative that educators are prepared to use this influence to promote justice, inclusivity, and liberation for all people. As Paulo Freire asserts, “There’s no such thing as neutral education. Education either functions as an instrument to bring about conformity or freedom.”
Pedagogy of Resistance envisions a community of educators dedicated to transforming the entire system of education, starting with their own classrooms. Through intentional and critical reflection on teaching practices, coupled with concrete curricular resources, teachers are able to utilize the services provided by Pedagogy of Resistance. in order to enact meaningful progress toward a decolonized learning experience for all students.
To this end, Pedagogy of Resistance’s mission is to:
Diversify the literary canon and shift the narrative about which voices are valued in literacy education by co-creating curriculum resources for literature by and bout people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ individuals, and other marginalized groups
Cultivate a community of educators dedicated to using their teaching practice as a means for directly dismantling the oppressive ideologies and practices that maintain systems of domination in our schools.
It is our hope that you stand in solidarity with this community of teachers doing incredible work in our schools to disrupt inequity and advance justice in our schools.
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Brieana Johnson
Founder