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Electing to Heal: Trauma, Healing, and Politics in Classrooms
- Source: English Education, Volume 50, Issue 4, Jul 2018, p. 375 - 383
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- 01 Jul 2018
Abstract
Among the lessons that emerged after the recent presidential election is a recognition that teachers are generally not prepared to address the intersections of healing, politics, and emotion in classrooms. Now, more than ever, English educators must address trauma in classrooms, while also recognizing how individuals and groups are positioned differently in the material and emotional stakes of this election. Drawing on research, the voices of teachers, and our experiences over this past year, we call for more expansive conversations among English educators across perspectives concerned with creating safe, relational, anti-oppressive classrooms.
© 2018 by the National Council of Teachers of English