Teaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice
Teaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice examines how educators can respond to major events, trauma, and injustice in the classroom. Teacher narratives and student perspectives cover topics from elections and disasters to gun violence and policy, with an emphasis on equity-focused teaching across grade levels.
At a glance
- Uses teacher narratives and youth-authored student spotlights to consider classroom responses after critical events.
- Examples span events including 9/11, elections, natural disasters, gun violence, police brutality, social uprisings, Supreme Court decisions, and immigration policies.
- Discusses equitable commitments, humanizing dialogue, sociopolitical awareness, and the rejection of pedagogical neutrality.
- Intended as a resource for practicing teachers and for structuring teacher education.
Reference price: $117.00
Price checked: Nov 14, 2026
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Pros
- Brings together educator and student perspectives across varied locations, grade levels, school types, and content areas.
- Connects broad equity principles to concrete classroom moments and the decisions teachers make afterward.
Technical specifications
8 specifications| Publisher | Teachers College Press |
|---|---|
| Publication date | December 3, 2021 |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 240 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0807766224 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0807766224 |
| Weight listed | 1 pounds |
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| Dimensions | 6.38 x 0.61 x 9.25 inches |
Who is it for?
A good fit for
- K–12 and college educators preparing to facilitate classroom conversations after major events or injustice.
- Teacher educators and preservice teachers considering how to prepare for difficult classroom discussions.
Less suited to
- Readers seeking a narrowly focused subject-area lesson plan or a quick-reference classroom script.
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Aggregate customer ratings are favorable, with ratings reported in the top two star categories. That offers a positive but limited signal rather than detail about which chapters or arguments readers valued. The listing describes a 240-page book of teacher narratives and student perspectives, so buyers should judge its fit by their interest in equity-focused classroom reflection, not treat the ratings as evidence of a particular teaching outcome.
Frequently asked questions
What topics does the book address?
It presents teacher and student accounts of classroom experiences following events such as elections, natural disasters, gun violence, police brutality, social uprisings, and changes in policy.
Who is the book intended for?
The listing describes it as a resource for current teachers and teacher education, including preservice teachers preparing for future classrooms.
How does the book approach classroom equity?
Its described themes include equitable commitments, humanizing dialogue, sociopolitical awareness, and questioning the idea that teaching can be neutral.
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