Learning Environment

“[This book] will change the landscape of education.”
—Dr. Christopher Emdin, New York Times best-selling author of For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood . . . and the Rest of Y’all Too

“Learning Environment is the inspirational story of an award-winning public school teacher who trusts and empowers his students to change the world. Jared Fox pulls back the curtain to reveal the teaching practices that ignited his students’ motivation and commitment to quality work—transformational practices that can improve any classroom.”
—Ron Berger, author of Leaders of Their Own Learning: Transforming Schools Through Student-Engaged Assessment

“In Learning Environment . . . Jared Fox shares his passion, his wisdom, and a rich array of powerful teaching practices aimed at joyfully engaging students in understanding and building a world of environmental justice. Read this book for inspiration and for ideas you can realize immediately with your classes.”
—Tom Roderick, author of Teach for Climate Justice: A Vision for Transforming Education

“While many educators talk about ‘breaking down the classroom walls,’ Dr. Fox provides compelling stories to demonstrate the theories and practices behind this approach. His classroom case study effectively reveals how he transformed his students into ‘community scientists’ who advocate for change when confronted with authentic scientific challenges that impact their lives.”
—Thomas Rochowicz, deputy superintendent, NYC Public Schools

“Jared Fox details his approach to curriculum design that helps students develop research skills and become creators and potentially activists on the challenges impacting their communities.”
—Peggy M. Shepard, executive director, WE ACT for Environmental Justice

“Do educators have a responsibility to help their students fully engage with their world and the history that influenced it, with all its flaws, treasures, and potential so that the students themselves have the tools and mindsets to power a better future for themselves and their community? Jared Fox’s lyrically accessible memoir and instructional manual gives compelling reasons to believe that the world would be a better place because of it.”
—Majora Carter, MacArthur Fellow and author of Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One