black teachers on teaching by michele foster

For many years anecdotally and qualitative researchers argued about the positive influence that Black teachers have had on their pupils. You often find yourself at odds with administrators who know little about how to effectively Teach Black students. Today the teaching force is overwhelmingly White, but today where there are fewer numbers, you are still more likely to work in the most challenging and under-resourced schools.

Today, while 49% of public elementary and secondary school students are children of color, teachers of color represent a mere 18% of educators, Black males representing a mere 2%. Foster’s thank you message.ĭuring segregation you were paid less, worked under less favorable circumstances, and when desegregation occurred lost your jobs In large numbers. Listen to the full audio below (2:28minutes).īelow is a complete transcript of Dr. We honor you for working to create a more socially just world that you did not necessarily get to live in, but hope your students will have a chance to participate in. We honor you for fighting for better opportunities that you are unlikely to benefit from. We honor you for pushing us beyond what we thought we were capable of when others did not. Louis and beyond, we honor you for believing in us when others did not.

So all the Black educators, past and present, in St. Michele Foster, author of Black Teachers on Teaching, and Heuser Jr Endowed Chair for Urban Education Partnerships and Professor at The University of Louisville.įoster reminds us of how we got here, and why Black educators should be honored. Listen to the personalized and contextualized audio “Thank You” message to Black educators in St.

Too often, many people discuss the need for more Black educators, but fail to consider how we arrived at this point and the challenges they face. On January 26, 2020, we thanked and celebrated 75 Black educators for their presence, energy, and service at the second annual Celebrating Black Educators 2020 experience.

Black teachers on teaching by michele foster