White teachers in urban schools often participate in what educator Christopher Emdin calls a “problematic savior complex,” in which these teachers are given the false sense that they are saving ...

Dr. Christopher Emdin has a clear message for this year’s SXSWedu attendees: “When a student is brilliant on the street corner but falling asleep in class, something is wrong with the schooling system ...

Chris Emdin, author of “Urban Science Education for the Hip-hop Generation,” is coming to Philly Oct. 24 as part of the ExCITe Center’s Learning Innovation series. Chris Emdin. In order to better ...

Christopher Emdin, a professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, spoke at Drexel University about doing things differently in urban classrooms. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) If you’re an educator, ...

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The forced, unnecessary, ritual extraction of children’s teeth. That’s the process to which Christopher Emdin compared educating minority children in America today. In front of a packed room at South ...

Education is undoubtedly one of the most powerful devices to free one’s self from poverty and negativity. For professor Christopher Emdin, this is not only one of life’s greatest truths, but a call-to ...

As a young boy, New York native Christopher Emdin was always interested in how the universe works. He was an inquisitive child, and his mother would foster his curiosity. When he began school, Emdin ...

Following multiple reports of racial violence and unrest this summer, research conducted by educator and author Christopher Emdin on race, culture, and inequality in urban America may provide guidance ...

Years ago, in a Brooklyn high school, a door slammed. Christopher Emdin, then a 10th-grader, immediately ducked under his desk. His math teacher accused him of being a clown and sent him to the ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H., Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Heinemann today announced that it will develop a series of professional books with New York Times-bestselling author Chris Emdin. The series is titled ...