Abolitionist Teaching
Lucas McElroy
In the video with Dr. Love, we learn about the "Abolitionist Learning" method of teaching. This is a set of practices and approaches to teaching that focus on restoring humanity for all children in schools. It is the practice of pursuing educational freedom for all students. Love describes the current educational setting as an "educational survival complex," one that is built on the suffering of students of color in which they are never educated to thrive, only to survive." This teaching method is going to look different in different schools, as kids need different needs based on their demographic. One of the approaches she uses are non-traditional educational curricula such as Hip Hop based education, critical media literacy and pop culture. Many teachers who use this method take inspiration from the abolitionist era, which is where this gets its name. During the abolitionist era, reforms were made to free and equalize African Americans in the United States, which is something that needs to happen for young African American students in the United States school systems in today's society.
I enjoyed reading this blog because I did not watch this video therefor I learned something.
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