"Multiplication is for white people" : raising expectations for other people's children / Lisa Delpit.
Presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform.
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2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Yes, Diane, I'm still angry
- Inherent ability. There is no achievement gap at birth ; Infinite capacity
- Educating the youngest. Stuff you never would say: successful literacy instruction in elementary classrooms ; Warm demanders: the importance of teachers in the lives of children of poverty ; Skin-deep learning: teaching those who learn differently ; "I don't like it when they don't say my name right": Why "reforming" can't mean "whitening"
- Teaching adolescents. Picking up the broom: demanding critical thinking ; How would a fool do it? Assessment ; Shooting hoops: what can we learn about the drive for excellence?
- University and beyond. Invisibility, disidentification, and negotiating blackness on campus ; Will it help the sheep? University, community, and purpose.