Full Description
"With Learning to Relearn, Sarfo-Mensah has written himself into the canon of scholars who boldly advocate for social justice in schools."
—From the foreword by Dr. Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
Recipient of the 2025 IPPY Awards Gold Medal for Education and the 2024 Foreword INDIES Award for Education Book of the Year!
Kwame Sarfo-Mensah's latest book, Learning to Relearn, challenges educators to embark on a transformative journey toward creating classrooms that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. Rooted in the principles of antibias, antiracist (ABAR) education, this book offers a dynamic roadmap for teachers seeking to dismantle systemic biases and foster inclusive spaces that honor intersectional student identities.
Sarfo-Mensah skillfully weaves together theory and practice, providing accessible strategies for cultivating antibias, antiracist pedagogies that address the unique experiences of students navigating multiple layers of identity. From inclusive curriculum development to fostering empathetic classroom discussions, this book empowers educators to navigate the nuanced landscape of supporting identities with intentionality and sensitivity.
Learning to Relearn is not just a call for change; it's a call for unlearning and relearning, encouraging teachers to continually evolve their practices to meet the diverse needs of their students. Through compelling first-person narratives and actionable insights, this book equips educators with the tools to create culturally-affirming classrooms where every student's identity is not just acknowledged but celebrated. This is an indispensable resource for educators committed to shaping classrooms that reflect the true richness of human experiences.
Contents
Section 1: Overview of Identities 1. Examining and Disrupting the Culture of Whiteness 2. Indigenous Perspectives: Tackling Settler Colonialism 3. Black Perspectives: Combating Anti-Blackness 4. Asian-American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Perspectives: Debunking the Model Minority Myth & Fighting Anti-AAPI Racism Section 2: What It Means to Teach with a Critical Lens/Action Steps 5. Latinx Perspectives: Combating Linguoracism, Anti-Immigrant Sentiment & Curricular Erasure 6. Start the Work with You 7. Affirm the Identities of Your Students 8. Combat Dominant Narratives Through Counterstorytelling 9. Co-create a Compassionate and Collaborative Classroom Culture
