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When context is infused into instruction in a way that truly reflects where the students are from, a new challenge emerges: the teacher has to be more knowledgeable of the content than ever before. When the students are fully engaged, their curiosity about the content is awakened, and they are constantly exploring the connections between the context and the content that the teacher identified and brought to the classroom. Once this happens, they begin asking questions that go beyond the scope of the traditional lesson.
For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too: Reality Pedagogy and Urban Education (Race, Education, and Democracy)
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