We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom
by Bettina Love
Bettina Love's We Want to Do More Than Survive presents abolitionist teaching as a powerful approach to educational freedom. It critiques survival modes in oppressive systems and urges educators to pursue justice, equity, and empowerment for marginalized youth through transformative practices in schools.
About This Book
We Want to Do More Than Survive explores abolitionist teaching as a framework for achieving educational freedom. Bettina Love draws on her expertise to address the systemic barriers faced by students of color and other marginalized groups in schools.
The book emphasizes the need to eliminate punitive practices and instead promote healing-centered engagement in education. It calls for a reimagining of teaching that prioritizes equity and empowerment over compliance.
Through this pursuit, educators are encouraged to build environments where all students can thrive, free from the cycles of oppression embedded in traditional schooling.
Love's insights provide practical guidance for implementing these principles in classrooms and beyond, fostering a more just educational landscape.
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