I had the privilege of reading Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success, by Christopher Emdin, over winter break. I highly recommend the book for any educator! As people who work with, and care passionately about the young geniuses with whom we work, it is imperative to learn about ourselves and about how we show up in the classroom. Our students know best what will work for them, and we start with honoring who they are from the moment we begin building relationships with them.
“Being an educator is as much about learning as it is about teaching. Those who teach, especially those who teach with a full understanding of the privilege of teaching – and what it means for who they will become in the world – end up transforming our society and empowering the next generation.” ~ Christopher Emdin
In this post, I want to summarize one of the last points that Emdin makes in this powerful text: the seven rights that are “at the essence of teaching and learning.”