{"product_id":"ratchetdemic-reimagining-academic-success-hardcover","title":"Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Emdin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eRatchetdemic\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire a new generation to be their authentic selves both within and beyond the classroom.\"--GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA revolutionary new educational model that encourages educators to provide spaces for students to display their academic brilliance without sacrificing their identities \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the nationally renowned educator and New York Times best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr. Christopher Emdin advocates for a new kind of student identity--one that bridges the seemingly disparate worlds of the ivory tower and the urban classroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBecause modern schooling often centers whiteness, Emdin argues, it dismisses ratchet identity (the embodying of \"negative\" characteristics associated with lowbrow culture, often thought to be possessed by people of a particular ethnic, racial, or socioeconomic status) as anti-intellectual and punishes young people for straying from these alleged \"academic norms,\" leaving young people in classrooms frustrated and uninspired. These deviations, Emdin explains, include so-called \"disruptive behavior\" and a celebration of hip-hop music and culture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmdin argues that being \"ratchetdemic,\" or both ratchet and academic (like having rap battles about science, for example), can empower students to embrace themselves, their backgrounds, and their education as parts of a whole, not disparate identities. This means celebrating protest, disrupting the status quo, and reclaiming the genius of youth in the classroom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Christopher Emdin\u003c\/b\u003e is the Robert A. Naslund Endowed Chair in Curriculum Theory and Professor of Education at the University of Southern California; where he also serves as Director of youth engagement and community partnerships at the USC Race and Equity Center. He is also Scholar\/Griot in Residence at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. He previously served as Associate Director of the Institute for Urban and Minority Education and Director of the Science Education program at Teachers College, Columbia University. The creator of the #HipHopEd social media movement and the Science Genius program, he is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eUrban Science Education for the Hip-Hop Generation. \u003c\/i\u003eConnect with him on Twitter\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e@chrisemdin or on his website, www.chrisemdin.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.6 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 10, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460864917682,"sku":"9780807089507","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/8b00a877f81c59f3d830977eeef2cb89.webp?v=1778933920","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/ratchetdemic-reimagining-academic-success-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}