Teaching Toward Democracy examines the contested space of schooling and school reform with a focus on the unique challenges and opportunities that teaching in a democratic society provides.

William Ayers, Kevin Kumashiro, Erica Meiners, Therese Quinn, David Stovall

Introduction

Introduction Dialogue

1. Opening the Classroom Door

Chapter One Dialogue

2. Slow, Active, and Surprising: Remaking Schools Through Artful Teaching

Chapter Two Dialogue

3. Our Communities Deserve Justice!: Social Justice Teaching and Community Building

Chapter Three Dialogue

4. Resisting the Pedagogy of Punishment

Chapter Four Dialogue

5. Improving Educational Policy: Reframing the Debate, Reclaiming Public Voice

Chapter Five Dialogue

About the Authors

Index