{"product_id":"9781529063752","title":"I Heard What You Said : A Black Teacher, A White System","description":"\u003cp\u003eA thought-provoking and fearless exploration of how we can dismantle racism in the classroom and do better by all our students.   An Amazon Best Non-Fiction Book of The Year�_~Essential reading�_~ �_\" The Guardian�_~Sharp and witty with moments of startling candour�_~ �_\" The i�_~Revealing and beautifully written�_~ �_\" David Harewood_____Before 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�_Ts is a journey of exploration �_\" from the outside looking in.   In the groundbreaking I Heard What You Said, 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�_Ts classrooms.   Told 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.   _____�_~Hugely important�_~ �_\" Baroness Lawrence�_~Deeply compelling, intellectually rigorous and essential�_~ �_\" Nels Abbey�_~Makes a powerful case�_~ �_\" Rt Hon Lady Hale\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47588774510866,"sku":"9781529063752","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0014\/7570\/6953\/files\/9781529063752.jpg?v=1701304336","url":"https:\/\/maxminervas.pro\/products\/9781529063752","provider":"Max Minerva's Marvellous Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}