num_pages: 160
description: 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 future  but none of y'all know anything about saving my now .  In We Got This Cornelius Minor describes how this conversation moved him toward realizing that listening 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. While challenging the teacher as hero trope We Got This shows 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 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.
language: English
title: We Got This.: Equity, Access, and the Quest to Be Who Our Students Need Us to Be
publisher: Heinemann