MARY CONCEPTUALIZED THIS DRAWING. THE CHAPTER DESCRIBES HER WATER-WEARS-AWAY-ROCK APPROACH TO TEACHING SOCIAL JUSTICE.

EACH OF MY STUDENTS SPENT A SEMESTER TEACHING IN A LOCAL JUVENILE PENAL INSTITUTION. THIS COURSE WAS THE ONLY CONTACT TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY EVER MADE WITH THEM, UNDERSCORING THE FACT THAT SUCH CHILDREN ARE THE ULTIMATE "OTHER" IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.

THIS TEACHER HAS GOOD INTENTIONS, BUT IS ONLY CAUSING THE CHILD TO FALL FURTHER BEHIND. THE TEACHER FIGURE IS BASED ON THE ART OF KEITH HARING.

THIS CHAPTER DESCRIBES THE HORRORS SUFFERED BY LGBTQ STUDENTS IN OUR HOMOPHOBIC SCHOOLS. THE CURRICULUM, IRONICALLY DESCRIBED AS SAFE, IGNORES THIS ISSUE, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TEEN SUICIDES.

THIS CHAPTER OFFERS AN ACCOUNT OF A PREJUDICIAL ACT COMMITTED IN CHILDHOOD BY AN ADULT WHO NOW IS A LEADING PROPONENT OF ANTI-BIAS EDUCATION.

HERE WE READ THAT CHILDREN NOT ONLY SHOULD BE TAUGHT CURRICULA THAT RELATES TO THEIR LIVES; THEY SHOULD HAVE A VOICE IN WRITING THAT CURRICULA. THIS DRAWING DEPICTS THE MOVEMENT FROM THE CANNED CURRICULUM TO THE ONE THAT FREES THE STUDENTS.

THIS ACCOUNT DESCRIBES A TEACHER'S STRUGGLE IN A SYSTEMICALLY RACIST SCHOOL. THE BADGE IS BASED ON AN IMAGE BY SHEPARD FAIREY, CREATOR OF THE ICONIC RED AND BLUE BARACK OBAMA IMAGE.

THIS ILLUSTRATION REFERS TO THE METAPHOR OF TEACHING OUTSIDE THE BOX AND LEAVING THE CANNED CURRICULUM BEHIND.