Chapter 1 Foreword: Looking for a Little Inspiration Chapter 2 Introduction: Clashes and Confrontations with Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Chapter 3 Opening Vignette: Recognizing Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: Then and Now Chapter 4 1. Unpacking the Critical in Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: An Illustration Involving African Americans and Asian Americans Chapter 5 2. Race, Identity, and the Shredding of a District Survey: Following Children into Relevance in an Urban Elementary Classroom Chapter 6 3. The Central Paradox of Critical Pedagogy: Learning from Practice in an Urban "Last Chance" High School Chapter 7 4. From Understanding to Application: The Difficulty of Culturally Responsive Teaching as a Beginning English Teacher Chapter 8 Vignette: Lotus: A Pedagogy of Listening Chapter 9 5. Reading Romeo and Juliet and Talking Sex: Critical Ideological Consciousness as Ethical Practice Chapter 10 6. "'Proper' Spanish is a Waste of Time": Mexican-origin Student Resistance to Learning their Heritage Language Chapter 11 7. Bodies Before Me Chapter 12 Closing Vignette: The Distance of Formality: Working Within (and through) Propriety.