Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy - Dr. Gholdy Muhammad

1. Identity cannot be removed from the classroom. It is critical that teachers help students understand and explore their own identities AND those that are different from them. 2. All different types of skills should be focused on, but that is not exclusively what schools should be about. 3. Intellectualism means expanding the knowledge and horizons of the students. 4. Criticality should be used in a way that guides students to think for themselves and name as well as question systems of oppression and how they function.