June 21 2018

"Note to Educators: Hope Required When Growing Roses in Concrete"
J.M.R. Duncan- Andrade


Argument:

Duncan-Andrade explores the concept of three different types of hope; hokey, mythical, and hope deferred. These three kinds of hope are not helpful according to him, and he say that "critical hope" is necessary for teachers to help their underprivileged, urban, students.

Talking Points:
1. Hokey hope, "adopts the role of the spectator who surveys the evidence in order to infer that things are going to get better

2. Mythical hope is best explained through the example of Obama being elected as the first African American president. Mythical hope would suggest that this historical event in American history signifies the end of racism. We know that unfortunately that is not true.