We Want to Do More Than Survive: Abolitionist Teaching and the Pursuit of Educational Freedom

Discuss the notion of the homeplace. What spaces served as homeplaces for Love during her childhood in Rochester?

Why are community and solidarity necessary for abolitionist teaching?

Compare and contrast civic and character education. What impact has the shift from one to the other had on children of color? What are the long-term societal implications of this shift?

How can art further social justice? Why is imagination necessary to create a more just world?

Citing three examples, discuss the role of theory in establishing an abolitionist educational system.

What is the teacher education gap? What steps are education programs taking to address this gap? Why are these steps falling short?

What are neoliberal politics, and how have they fueled the school-to-prison pipeline?

Discuss the interrelated role of anecdote and data in Love’s book.