For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy)

by Christopher Emdin

For example, the initial invitation from the teacher can be posed in a similar way to the following: “I would like to have a conversation with you and a few of your classmates for two to three minutes after class. No, you’re not in trouble [before the student even responds]; I just wanted to get your thoughts on a few things.”