This is Not a Test

José Luis Vilson discusses race, class, and education on episode 313 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

Quotes from the episode

Either you get ashamed of your identity or you are proud of your identity.
-José Luis Vilson

I just didn’t realize that all that information I was gathering was going to become something that would eventually make me whole.
-José Luis Vilson

So many of us feel like education is a matter of life and death.
-José Luis Vilson

Resources

• This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education, by José Luis Vilson*
• The José Vilson website
• A Justice Letter to Educators of Color and Conscience, by José Luis Vilson
• A Note About Identity and the Light That Guides Us, by José Luis Vilson
• José Luis Vilson’s speeches and workshops
• Our Profession Requires Hope, Now And Ever Since, by José Luis Vilson