Teaching when the world is on fire: authentic classroom advice, from climate justice to Black Lives Matter

Introduction / Lisa Delpit

Politics matters. I shall create! / William Ayers ; Teaching politics in the age of Trump / Justin Christensen ; The three illusions / Julia Putnam ; Standing up against hate / Mica Pollock ; Yes, race and politics belong in the classroom / H. Richard Milner IV

Safety matters. Cops or counselors? / Pedro A. Noguera ; How Hurricane Harvey altered my perspective as a teacher / Jeff Collier ; I was raised to believe education could keep me safe / fredrick scott salyers ; Calling on Omar / Carla Shalaby ; School justice / T. Elijah Hawkes

Race matters. Don't say nothing / Jamilah Pitts ; Black teachers, black youth, and reality pedagogy / Christopher Emdin ; How one elementary school sparked a citywide movement to make black students' lives matter / Wayne Au and Jesse Hagopian ; The fire / Sarah Ishmael and Jonathan Tunstall in conversation ; Engaging and embracing black parents / Allyson Criner Brown ; Who to I belong to? / Natalie Labossiere ; To my sons' future teacher, colleague, sister/brother, co-madre, maestra, comrade, friend / Crystal T. Laura

Gender and sex ed matter. Sexual harassment and the collateral beauty of resistance / Camila Arze Torres Goitia ; Believe me the first time / Dale Weiss ; Nothing about us, without us, is for us / Hazel Edwards and Maya Lindberg in conversation

Climate matters. Climate science meets a stubborn obstacle: students / Amy Harmon ; Teachers vs. climate change / Bill Bigelow

Culture matters. Teaching middle school students to advocate / Carolina Drake ; Why I teach diverse literature / Noah Cho ; Love for Syria / Cami Touloukian ; Correct(ed): Confederate public history / James Loewen ; Creating inclusive classrooms for Muslim Children / Deborah Almontaser ; Appendix: Books on immigration for young readers / Jay Fung.