Description

In this follow-up to Cultivating Genius, Dr. Gholdy Muhammad expands her influential instructional framework by adding a fifth pursuit, joy. Muhammad explains joy as far beyond typical notions of celebration or happiness—instead encompassing wellness, beauty, healing, and justice, both personally and collectively. She emphasizes how grounding instruction in students’ cultural and historical contexts can significantly strengthen their development of identity, skills, intellect, criticality, and joy, offering learners meaningful reasons to engage and positively impact their communities and the wider world. Dr. Muhammad complements her insightful implementation suggestions with practical sample lessons and assessment guides that apply across various subjects and grade levels.