Schooltalk: Rethinking What We Say About#x97 ; and To#x97 ; Students Every Day

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How to Read This Book; introduction; A (Brief) Guide to Talking Effectively with Colleagues; Part One Flipping Scripts; Chapter 1 Group Talk; Chapter 2 Inequality Talk; Chapter 3 Smarts Talk; Chapter 4 Culture Talk; Part Two Designing Schooltalk Infrastructure; Chapter 5 Data Talk; Chapter 6 Life Talk; Chapter 7 Opportunity Talk; Conclusion Schooltalking for Equity, Long Term; Appendix A Guide to Talking Effectively with Colleagues; Acknowledgments; Notes; index.;Words matter. Every day in schools, language is used-whether in the classroom, in a student-teacher meeting, or by principals, guidance counselors, or other school professionals-implying, intentionally or not, that some subset of students have little potential. As a result, countless students "underachieve," others become disengaged, and, ultimately, we all lose. Mica Pollock, editor of Everyday Antiracism-the progressive teacher's must-have resource-now turns to what it takes for those working in schools to match their speech to their values, giving all students an equal opportunity to thrive.