Teaching English in the Two-Year College Sep 2024

“Easy & understanding”: everyone has power in this space

Kris Messer

Abstract

When we offer students engagement in the creation of the course, not only do we acknowledge that those in culturally minoritized positions are adept at deploying the same skills we seek to teach, but also we show that their lived experiences are valuable, necessary, and desirable within the classroom. This recognition opens a space in which students not only feel a sense of belonging but also create the terms of belonging. This article shares an evolving five-year and running process and offers an overview of how a community-based assessment practice grew from adapting (with students) labor-based grading coupled with self-directed writing.

Journal
Teaching English in the Two-Year College
Published
2024-09-01
DOI
10.58680/tetyc202452144
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