Category: KAR Teacher Education

“Y’all! Let’s start a critical companionship!” Mialee says with a broad smile on her face.  Scottie stops mid-text. “What’s a critical companionship?” “I’m glad you asked!” Mialee says. “It’s when a group of people commit to learn as much as they can about something so they can transform it. For us, it would be education.” …

“Our education system is a disaster. A total catastrophe.” Scottie sips her honey vanilla chamomile tea. “Isn’t this what Dr. Gloria Ladson Billings calls Death in the Classroom?” “Yep! Dr. Glo Lad called it.” Malik walks from the kitchen with a saucerful of chicken salad and crackers. Scottie rolls her eyes. “Not you calling her Dr.…