Explore how social identities can impact teacher-parent relationships and children’s individual goals for educational success.
For more about this topic, please see the seminar recording from our Topics in Education Studies series: From “My Child” to “Our Children” – Fostering Positive Family Advocacy as a Path to Educational Equity.
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How can students, their families, and their teachers all work together towards common educational goals?
Teachers want the best for their students, and a student’s family wants the best for them too. But what “best” looks like can be different for everyone. A student’s social identity and family context will have a significant impact on how they and their family define success at school. It is crucial for teachers to be aware of their own social identities, those of their students, and how these various identities might intersect, in order to understand what success might look like for each child in their classroom.
Exploring various aspects of social identity – including gender identity, race, ability and disability, and socioeconomic status– this book tackles the question of how teachers can work together with their students, as well as how social identity will inform various kinds of advocacy from parents, carers, and family. Vital reading for teachers and educators in practice and in training, this book features suggested discussion questions, practical extension activities, and real-life case studies from the context of K-12 schools in the US.
0: Introduction
1: Race and ethnicity
2: Ability
3: Gender identity
4: High socioeconomic status
5: Conclusion
Liz Dempsey Lee PhD is an educator, consultant, and writer. Her field of expertise is in the interactions among and between families, schools, and communities, and how the concept of equity relates to those interactions. She strongly believes that equity is central to creating just schools, organizations, and communities, and through her company LizDempseyLee Consulting, she works with parents, students, schools, and organizations towards that goal.
On Thursday April 25, 2024, we held a seminar in our Topics in Education Studies series:
This free seminar was a conversation between author Liz Dempsey Lee and Janise Hurtig, Lived Places Publishing Collection Editor. They discussed how recognizing and addressing family advocacy is critical to creating educational equity. They also explored how conflict is a normal and expected byproduct of the family-school relationship and how demystifying and educating families around effective advocacy can build relationships and move educational communities from a focus on “my child” to a focus on “our children.”
How can students, their families, and their teachers all work together towards common educational goals?
Teachers want the best for their students, and a student’s family wants the best for them too. But what “best” looks like can be different for everyone. A student’s social identity and family context will have a significant impact on how they and their family define success at school. It is crucial for teachers to be aware of their own social identities, those of their students, and how these various identities might intersect, in order to understand what success might look like for each child in their classroom.
Exploring various aspects of social identity – including gender identity, race, ability and disability, and socioeconomic status– this book tackles the question of how teachers can work together with their students, as well as how social identity will inform various kinds of advocacy from parents, carers, and family. Vital reading for teachers and educators in practice and in training, this book features suggested discussion questions, practical extension activities, and real-life case studies from the context of K-12 schools in the US.
0: Introduction
1: Race and ethnicity
2: Ability
3: Gender identity
4: High socioeconomic status
5: Conclusion
Liz Dempsey Lee PhD is an educator, consultant, and writer. Her field of expertise is in the interactions among and between families, schools, and communities, and how the concept of equity relates to those interactions. She strongly believes that equity is central to creating just schools, organizations, and communities, and through her company LizDempseyLee Consulting, she works with parents, students, schools, and organizations towards that goal.
On Thursday April 25, 2024, we held a seminar in our Topics in Education Studies series:
This free seminar was a conversation between author Liz Dempsey Lee and Janise Hurtig, Lived Places Publishing Collection Editor. They discussed how recognizing and addressing family advocacy is critical to creating educational equity. They also explored how conflict is a normal and expected byproduct of the family-school relationship and how demystifying and educating families around effective advocacy can build relationships and move educational communities from a focus on “my child” to a focus on “our children.”
