Black School White School

by Brooks, Jeffrey S.; Delpit, Lisa D.; Ayers, William (AFT)

• ISBN13: 9780807753125
• ISBN10: 0807753122
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-03-09
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Summary

How do race and race relations influence leadership practice and the education of students? In this timely and provocative book, the author identifies cultural and unstated norms and beliefs around race and race relations, and explores how these dynamics influence the kind of education students receive. Drawing on findings from extensive observations, interviews, and documents, the author reveals that many decisions that should have been based on pedagogy (or what is best for students) were instead inspired by conscious and unconscious racist assumptions, discrimination, and stereotypes. With applicable implications and lessons for all, this book will help schools and leadership programs to take the next step in addressing longstanding and deeply entrenched inequity and inequality in schools.

Author Biography

Jeffrey S. Brooks is associate professor and program coordinator of Educational Administration at Iowa State University, and editor of the Journal of School Leadership.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Educational Leadership: IfÆs Not About Race … Right?	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction	p. 1
Racism and Educational (Mis)Leadership in the United States	p. 5
Race in the United States	p. 6
Race and Education in the United States	p. 7
Mulholland Falls and DuBois High School: A Context to Study Racism and Educational Leadership	p. 12
From Social Justice to Racism
Distributed Leadership for Social Justice	p. 17
School Leadership: A Distributed Perspective	p. 18
Leadership for Social Justice: From Abstract Ideals to Everyday Practice	p. 21
Leaders as Transformational Public Intellectuals	p. 21
Leadership for Bridging and Connecting People	p. 22
School Leaders as Critical Activists	p. 23
Transformational Public Intellectualism, Stretched Across a School	p. 24
Distributed Anti-Intellectualism versus Liberation Leadership	p. 24
International Baccalaureate Program: One Subcommunity of Scholars for Social Justice	p. 26
Black Leaders as Transformational Public Intellectuals	p. 27
Bridgework as Distributed Leadership for Social Justice	p. 28
Communication and Awareness: Critical Aspects of Bridgework	p. 28
Building Bridges for Social Justice: Individual and Institutional Leadership	p. 29
Distributed Critical Activism	p. 30
Distributed Constientizacão	p. 30
Soft Revolutions and Hard Revolutions: Activists Taking a Stand in Different Ways	p. 32
Is Leadership for Social Justice Enough?	p. 32
How Can Distributed Leadership for Social Justice Improve Education?	p. 35
Black Leadership, White Leadership: Race and Race Relations in an Urban High School	p. 37
School Leadership as a Racial Moiety	p. 38
Black Leadership Subculture at DuBois High School	p. 40
White Leadership Subculture at DuBois High School	p. 42
Dual Culture Interaction at DuBois High School	p. 45
Racism and Educational Misleadership
Honky Leadership: White Teacher in a Black School	p. 51
The Black Leadership Experience: Living the Dream or Expelled to Excel?	p. 61
Paul Alphonse, Guidance Counselor	p. 61
Myra Watkins-Glenn, Social Studies Teacher	p. 64
DeShawn Mooney, English Teacher	p. 68
Paul Regis, Science Teacher	p. 70
Good Teachers Are More Than Good Teachers	p. 71
That Program Ain't Never Done a Thing for Black Kids … or Has It?	p. 73
The Silent Language of Racism	p. 89
The Silent Language	p. 89
Interaction	p. 91
Association	p. 93
Subsistence	p. 94
Sexuality	p. 95
Territoriality	p. 95
Temporality	p. 96
Learning	p. 97
Play	p. 98
Defense	p. 99
Conclusion	p. 99
Educational Misleadership	p. 101
Incompetence	p. 101
Indifference and Apathy	p. 104
Avoidance	p. 106
Unethical Behavior	p. 107
Lessons Learned and Possibilities for the Future
Moving Toward a New Educational Leadership	p. 115
Racism Influences Leadership Practice	p. 115
Conclusion	p. 124
Afterword: The Myth of a Post-Racial Society-A Conversation with Bill Ayers	p. 125
Methodological Appendix	p. 137
Research Design	p. 137
Data Collection	p. 137
Data Analysis	p. 138
Validity	p. 138
References	p. 141
Index	p. 149
About the Author	p. 155
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