Drawing on her extensive teaching experiences in classrooms from Alaska to New Guinea, the award-winning author of this book argues that all children must be given access to the codes of power that drive society. In addition she suggests that many of the academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of cultural ...
This invaluable guide to teaching teenagers features the uncensored advice of 40 students from three cities on how teachers can transcend the barriers of adolescent identity and culture to reach the diverse pupils in today's urban schools. Illustrations.
These essays written by teachers consider the debate on dialects in the classroom. With a primary focus on the problems faced by African-American students, the book moves from kindergarten to high school, with each author writing from a personal perspective.
Drawing on her extensive teaching experiences in classrooms from Alaska to New Guinea, the award-winning author of this book argues that all children must be given access to the codes of power that drive society. In addition she suggests that many of the academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of cultural ...
A leading expert on black educators and the history of black education has spoken with pioneering teachers from across the country, some of whom were the first to teach in desegregated southern schools, to collect insights on their methodologies, philosophies, and experiences.
In The Real Ebonics Debate some of our most important educators, linguists, and writers, as well as teachers and students reporting from the field, examine the lessons of the Ebonics controversy and unravel complexities of the issue that have never been acknowledged. An insightful look at the political nature of language and its inseparability ...
The prize-winning book of advice about racism from the bestselling author to his daughter, introduced by Bill Cosby. When Tahar Ben Jelloun took his ten-year-old daughter to a street protest against anti-immigration laws in Paris, she asked question after question: "What is racism? What is an immigrant? What is discrimination?" Out of their ...
An honest and compelling account of the politics and philosophies involved in the education of black children during the last 50 years. "A riveting portrait of the American century's inequality in education . . . with an eye not only to what was gained but what was lost".--"Education Week".
As different and significant peoples have joined its population, the United States has undergone various conceptions of education - its definition, purpose, content, and pedagogy, in primary and secondary schools as well as colleges and universities-and education for the twenty-first century will require curricular change. The quest for an ...
Examines the disproportionate placement of Black and Hispanic students in special education through the presentation of stories, representing the range of experiences that culturally and linguistically diverse students are apt to face in school.
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The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher
