We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

by Bettina Love Beacon Press 2/4/2020, paperback SKU: 9780807028346   ** Former Black Panther/BLA Political Prisoner Jalil Muntaqim told us that when this book first came out, it was being passed around among the prisoners so much that the spine was broken. If that's not a solid recommendation, we don't know what is. -- Burning Books Drawing on personal stories, research, and historical events, an esteemed educator offers a vision of educational justice inspired by the rebellious spirit and methods of abolitionists. Drawing on her life's work of teaching and researching in urban schools, Bettina Love persuasively argues that educators must teach students about racial violence, oppression, and how to make sustainable change in their communities through radical civic initiatives and movements. She argues that the US educational system is maintained by and profits from the suffering of children of color. Instead of trying to repair a flawed system, educational reformers offer survival tac