{"product_id":"i-heard-what-you-said-1","title":"I Heard What You Said By Boakye, Jeffrey","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Bread \u0026amp; Roses Award\u003cbr\u003eAn Amazon Best Non-Fiction Book of The Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Essential reading‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Sharp and witty with moments of startling candour‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– \u003ci\u003eThe i\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Revealing and beautifully written‘\u003c\/b\u003e – David Harewood\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thought-provoking and fearless exploration of how we can dismantle racism in the classroom and do better by all our students.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore Jeffrey Boakye was a black teacher, he was a black student. Which means he has spent a lifetime navigating places of learning that are white by default. Since training to teach, he has often been the only black teacher at school. At times seen as a role model, at others a source of curiosity, Boakye’s is a journey of exploration – from the outside looking in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the groundbreaking \u003ci\u003eI Heard What You Said,\u003c\/i\u003e he recounts how it feels to be on the margins of the British education system. As a black, male teacher – an English teacher who has had to teach problematic texts – his very existence is a provocation to the status quo, giving him a unique perspective on the UK’s classrooms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTold through a series of eye-opening encounters based on the often challenging and sometimes outrageous things people have said to him or about him – from ‘Can you rap?‘ and ‘Have you been in prison?‘ to ‘Stephen who?‘ – Boakye reflects with passion and wit on what he has found out about the presumptions, silences and distortions that underpin the experience of black students and teachers.\u003cbr\u003e_____\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Hugely important‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– Baroness Lawrence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Deeply compelling, intellectually rigorous and essential‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– Nels Abbey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Makes a powerful case‘ \u003c\/b\u003e– Rt Hon Lady Hale\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57571584246142,"sku":"NW9781529063752","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781529063752.jpg?v=1785125612","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/i-heard-what-you-said-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}