We Can't Teach What We Don't Know

 

 

This book focuses on White Teachers in Multiracial schools and the issues and information that teachers need to know about in order to become successful teachers in diverse schools. The author has been involved in the civil rights movement and is a nationally known speaker speaking on the topic of diversity in schools as well as the trend of white teachers teaching very in multiracial schools across the nation.

 

This book is written for white teachers and looks at the history of white teachers teaching students in minority populations, as well as what teachers can do to most effectively teach their students. I chose this book because I currently am teaching a diverse group of students in my novice placement and I'm sure I will continue to do so in the future, meaning that I need to know how to be the best teacher possible for all students in my classroom, especially those students who come from a different background than myself.

 

 

Howard, G. R. (2006). We Can't Teach What We Don't Know (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.