The Fifth Pursuit Is Joy

Profess mohammed says, in order to cultivate genius in our students, focus on these five tenets. She writes that criticality is the ability to read texts to understand power, authority and anti oppression but also work toward social transformation. The fifth and final pursuit is joy. Joy is something we all need, especially in curriculum. If you're white, you have a canon of eurocentric literature and art to draw from to feel good about. And it's important for everyone to have joy.