Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 5
Foreword 9
Introduction: Watering the Earth With Educational Excellence 12
Revisiting Genius 14
Introducing Joy! 17
A Call for Humanizing Pedagogies 21
Part I Tilling the Soil: Preparing Ourselves for Growth 27
Chapter 1 Unearthing the Need for Genius and Joy 28
But Where Shall I Begin? 31
Defining Equity 33
A Brief History of Genius, Justice, and Joy 34
The Earth Is in Need of Water 39
A Brief History of Erasure of Genius, Justice, and Joy 40
Implications for Education Today 47
Dismantling and (Re)building: Searching for Joy in the Gardens 55
Chapter 2 Coming Into Joy 58
Strive to Feel Beauty, Wholeness, Wellness, and Happiness 61
How the Ancestors Embraced Joy 63
Toward the Pursuit of joy in Schools Today 70
Educational Pursuits With joy as the Ultimate Goal 72
The Next Generation of CRE Curriculum 74
Frequently Asked Questions About the Five Pursuits of the HILL Model 81
Interrupting for Joy 86
Chapter 3 Unearthing Self 88
Our Responsibility to Love 91
Our Responsibility to Reflect and Unlearn 94
Our Responsibility to Respond to CHRE Resistance 107
Our Responsibility to Our Children 111
Who Are You and Who Do You Belong To? 112
Part II Expanding Our Harvest: Putting Culturally and Historically Responsive Education Into Practice 115
Chapter 4 Redesigning Curriculum and Assessment 116
(Re)defining Teacher as Artist and Curriculum as Artistry 119
The Creative Design of Curriculum 124
Assessing the CHRE Pursuits 138
Curriculum as Positive Light 142
Chapter 5 Practical and Creative Uses of the HILL Model: Students, Teachers, and Staff Members 144
Creating Spaces for Genius and Joy 147
10 Creative Ways to Use the HILL Model 150
What Flowers Will You Paint? 172
Chapter 6 Practical and Creative Uses of the HILL Model: School Leaders, Community Members, and Families 174
CHRE Leadership Matters for the Harvest 177
10 Creative Ways to Use the HILL Model 179
"Art Is a Powerful Tool" 199
Chapter 7 Planting Seeds for the Future: Artistic Interpretations of the HILL Model 202
Centering Artistic Genius 205
PreK-K 206
Grades 1-2 208
Grades 3-5 210
Grades 6-8 212
Grades 9-12 214
Afterword: Joy as Magic and Infinite Possibilities 217
References 220
Index 222
