{"product_id":"ban-censorship-not-books_9780807784792","title":"Ban Censorship, Not Books","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book provides a practical, research-based roadmap for educators to navigate restrictive policies and maintain diverse, inclusive classrooms.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBooks are being ripped from shelves, curricula redacted, and instruction forbidden at an unprecedented scale. As political polarization turns children’s literature into a proxy for national \"culture wars,\" educators are left navigating sweeping, last-minute changes to their classrooms that threaten the inclusion of diverse voices.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBan Censorship, Not Books\u003c\/i\u003e provides a vital \"bottom-up\" challenge to these restrictive policies by spotlighting the \u003cb\u003efirsthand accounts of community members resisting censorship\u003c\/b\u003e. Grounded in the real-world experiences of Iowa educators who successfully navigated the virulent Senate File 496, author Josh Coleman introduces the \u003cb\u003eLocal Resistance Framework (LRF)\u003c\/b\u003e. This flexible model empowers educators by helping them to know the law, understand their specific context, assess risk, and more.\u003cbr\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ea roadmap for any educator or community member determined to champion intellectual freedom\u003c\/b\u003e. Through \"from-teacher-for-teacher\" strategies and discipline-specific approaches for curriculum redesign, this book ensures that teachers can sustain an expansive, diversity-rich environment for their students, even in the most restrictive educational contexts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBook Features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Local Resistance Framework (LRF):\u003c\/b\u003e A four-part guide helping educators to know the law, understand context, assess risk, and locate agency.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"From-Teacher-for-Teacher\" Strategies:\u003c\/b\u003e Actionable, peer-derived methods for challenging classroom censorship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eReadymade Policy Guides:\u003c\/b\u003e Practical tools for reading, interpreting, and responding to complex educational censorship legislation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCurricular Redesign Tools:\u003c\/b\u003e Discipline-specific approaches to maintaining diverse instruction when censorship strikes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eProfessional and Political Toolkits:\u003c\/b\u003e Resources for expanding your anti-censorship network and navigating unique local policy implementations.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"James Joshua Coleman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45514201071718,"sku":"9780807784792","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/4051\/5174\/files\/9780807784792.jpg?v=1781208787","url":"https:\/\/www.tcpress.com\/products\/ban-censorship-not-books_9780807784792","provider":"Teachers College Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}