Teaching in Dehumanizing Times: The Professionalization Imperative

Earlier this year, teachers in the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) district in Michigan engaged in rolling teacher sick-outs to protest their deplorable working conditions. On Jan 11, 2016, more than 60 schools were closed due to teachers not showing up for work. On January 20, a sick-out forced the di...

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Published in:Journal of teacher education 2016-05, Vol.67 (3), p.170-172
Main Authors: Carter Andrews, Dorinda J., Bartell, Tonya, Richmond, Gail
Format: Article
Language:English
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Professional development
Public schools
Teacher centers
Teacher centres
Teacher education
Teachers
Training
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Summary:Earlier this year, teachers in the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) district in Michigan engaged in rolling teacher sick-outs to protest their deplorable working conditions. On Jan 11, 2016, more than 60 schools were closed due to teachers not showing up for work. On January 20, a sick-out forced the district to close 88 of its 97 schools due to more than 865 teachers being absent from classrooms. For years, DPS teachers have voiced their concerns about poor pay, lack of supplies, overcrowding in classrooms, and unsafe building conditions. Here, Carter Andrews et al believe that for teachers to do their best work in the classroom on behalf of all children, their physical and sociopolitical work environments must be humanizing spaces that advance professionaiization rather than detract from it.
ISSN:0022-4871
1552-7816
DOI:10.1177/0022487116640480