This is not a test: a new narrative on race, class, and education

Foreword / by Karen Lewis

On perspective : an introduction

Part one. Please put your pencils down

Can it be that it was all so simple then?

Band of brothers

What happened

Negotiating my own skin

It's not about a salary

The answer

Part two. The post-TFA assessment

Blue magic

The homeroom is a home

White noise (on behalf of Ruben Redman)

Where the hustle comes from

The world is yours, the world is yours

Yes, I still want to teach

Safer spaces

Snitches open stitches

God got jokes, son

"I don't want to talk about privilege. Now here's my Google glass"

We don't need no education

Part three. Why you post-racialists get it wrong ... again

How to drop the mic

To make sure it's broke (on teacher voice)

Getting less than you give (on common core state standards)

The eagle versus the hummingbird : a cautionary note to burgeoning teacher leaders

Every day above ground is a good one

Why teach?

Conclusion : a note from this native son

Afterword / by Pedro Noguera.