Norma A. Marrun (Teaching and Learning), Marcela RodrÃguez-Campo (Nevada State College), Tara J. Plachowski (Teaching and Learning), and Christine Clark (Teaching and Learning) coauthored an article, , in Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education. Using a Family Critical Race Theory analysis, this article examines the educational experiences and related perspectives of families of color about teachers and the teaching profession. Findings reveal that families of color perceive teaching as a form of caring and teachers as extended family members. Families of color wrestled with a divergence of values in encouraging their children to pursue their passions, while concomitantly confronting economic injustices. Findings challenge dominant narratives that families of color do not have college or career aspirations for their children.
