The teacher insurgency: a strategic and organizing perspective

In: Education politics and policy series

Abstract

From "teacher spring" to teacher insurgency -- Part one. The origins of the teacher insurgency: The issues behind the teacher insurgency -- The political context of the teacher insurgency -- Part two. The strategic challenges in perspective: Mobilization and organization - from civil rights to social media -- Protest and politics - syndicalism and labor history -- The teacher strike - conditions for success -- Organizing with community - bargaining for the common good -- Part three. Organizing teachers, teachers organizing: Teacher organizing and collective identity -- The discourse of teaching as nurturance -- The discourse of teaching as a profession -- The discourse of teaching as labor and craft -- The discourse of teaching as democratic work -- Conclusion: The power of teacher collective action.