After the Lesson Plan: Realities of High School Teaching Book

This book provides a practical, internally-focused lens to examine the impact of one's own cultural background and how it impacts oneself as a teacher and a person. It is aimed at practicing teachers, and provides space in the book itself for reflection and writing, if the reader chooses to use that space.

The students in my class with me preferred it to our other text, so it is likely a more palatable - yet still deep and meaningful - tool for deeply considering issues of race.

I personally liked the second half of the book more than the first half. I found the descriptions of conflict management options phenomenally helpful.

I would strongly recommend this book for a PLC to use or for other use by teachers in a group setting (book club, etc). It provides a thoughtful yet non-confrontational way to think deeply about the impact of race and other cultural valences on one's self, practice, and students.