I Heard What You Said

Jeffrey Boakye is a teacher. He is also a black man. This makes him something of an anomaly in the UK's white education system. He wants to explain what life is really like for Britain's black teachers and students . . .

Through a series of encounters based on things people have said to him or about him, Jeffrey describes his experience of racism, both structural and personal. Because he's a great teacher, Jeffrey presents these shocking stories as a learning opportunity, a chance to help his students, his readers and the world to better understand one of the biggest problems we face. He also explains why we must all decolonize the curriculum and diversify schools if we want to eradicate racism.

Smart and witty, eye-opening and thought-provoking, I Heard What You Said offers an unforgettable insight into racism in modern education and sets out what we can do to change things for the better.

About the author

Jeffrey Boakye is an author, broadcaster, educator and journalist with a particular interest in issues surrounding race, masculinity, education and popular culture. Originally from Brixton in London, Jeffrey has taught secondary English for fifteen years. He is a senior teaching fellow at the University of Manchester and has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Leicester. Jeffrey’s books include Hold Tight: Black Masculinity, Millennials and the Meaning of Grime; Black, Listed: Black British Culture Explored; What is Masculinity? Why Does it Matter? And Other Big Questions; Musical Truth: A Musical Journey Through Modern Black Britain and Kofi and the Rap Battle Summer. He is also the co-presenter of BBC Radio 4’s double award-winning Add to Playlist. He now lives in Yorkshire with his wife and two sons.

Summary

A powerful call to action over an education system that is default white, from a black man who has spent decades being failed by it as both a student and a teacher.

Foreword

A powerful call to action over an education system that is default white, from a black man who has spent decades being failed by it as both a student and a teacher.

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Boakye
• Publisher: Picador Uk
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2022
• EAN: 9781529063745
• ISBN: 978-1-5290-6374-5
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 145 mm x 223 mm x 38 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Secondary, EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Educators, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, 21st Century, Autobiography: literary, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Social discrimination & inequality, Secondary Schools, Moral and social purpose of education, Relating to Black British people, Social discrimination and equal treatment, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Early 21st century c 2000 to c 2050, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination, Multicultural education, Education: care & counselling of students, Moral & social purpose of education, Educational strategies and policy: inclusion