{"product_id":"ratchetdemic-reimagining-academic-success-9780807089507","title":"Ratchetdemic: Reimagining Academic Success","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revolutionary new educational model that encourages educators to provide spaces for students to display their academic brilliance without sacrificing their identities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBuilding on the ideas introduced in his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling book, \u003ci\u003eFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eChristopher Emdin introduces an alternative educational model that will help students (and teachers) celebrate ratchet identity in the classroom. \u003ci\u003eRatchetdemic\u003c\/i\u003e advocates for a new kind of student identity--one that bridges the seemingly disparate worlds of the ivory tower and the urban classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\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\u003e Emdin 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emdin, Christopher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807089507\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Christopher Emdin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39494139215947,"sku":"9780807089507","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_9dc82cd7-83b7-4ce5-86ed-5bc83234feaa.jpg?v=1630423649","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/ratchetdemic-reimagining-academic-success-9780807089507","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}