{"product_id":"9781529063752-i-heard-what-you-said","title":"I Heard What You Said","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Black Teacher, A White System\u003cbr\u003eThought-provoking, witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing issues of our times, this sharp analysis of racism in education is also a vision for how to do better by all our students.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Bread \u0026amp; Roses Award\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Best Non-Fiction Book of The Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Essential reading‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Sharp and witty with moments of startling candour‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Revealing and beautifully written‘\u003c\/b\u003e – David Harewood\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking and fearless exploration of how we can dismantle racism in the classroom and do better by all our students.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher, he was a black student. Which means he has spent a lifetime navigating places of learning that are white by default. Since training to teach, he has often been the only black teacher at school. At times seen as a role model, at others a source of curiosity, Boakye’s is a journey of exploration – from the outside looking in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eI Heard What You Said,\u003c\/i\u003e he recounts how it feels to be on the margins of the British education system. As a black, male teacher – an English teacher who has had to teach problematic texts – his very existence is a provocation to the status quo, giving him a unique perspective on the UK’s classrooms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through a series of eye-opening encounters based on the often challenging and sometimes outrageous things people have said to him or about him – from ‘Can you rap?‘ and ‘Have you been in prison?‘ to ‘Stephen who?‘ – Boakye reflects with passion and wit on what he has found out about the presumptions, silences and distortions that underpin the experience of black students and teachers.\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Hugely important‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– Baroness Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Deeply compelling, intellectually rigorous and essential‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– Nels Abbey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Makes a powerful case‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– Rt Hon Lady Hale\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40838336938081,"sku":"9781529063752","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31296452.jpg?v=1731574100","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529063752-i-heard-what-you-said","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}