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Synopsis
This book is for teachers, parents, and community organizers who are on the side of working-class children. It s about the resistance of working class children to the kind of education they typically receive, education designed to make them useful workers and obedient citizens. It s about working-class habits of communication and ways of using language that interfere with schooling. It s about a new brand of teachers, followers of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire who are developing effective methods for teaching powerful literacy in American working-class classrooms. It s about teacher networks where teachers devoted to equity and justice find mutual support. And it s about community organizers who are bringing working-class parents together around education issues and helping them mount effective demands for powerful literacy for their children."
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Honorable Mention, 2000 Gustavus Myers Outstanding Book Awards
This book is for teachers, parents, and community organizers who are on the side of working-class children. It's about the resistance of working class children to the kind of education they typically receive, education designed to make them useful workers and obedient citizens. It's about working-class habits of communication and ways of using language that interfere with schooling. It's about a new brand of teachers, followers of Brazilian educator Paulo Freire who are developing effective methods for teaching powerful literacy in American working-class classrooms. It's about teacher networks where teachers devoted to equity and justice find mutual support. And it's about community organizers who are bringing working-class parents together around education issues and helping them mount effective demands for powerful literacy for their children.
Synopsis
Patrick J. Finn is Associate Professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction at State University of New York at Buffalo. His previous books include Helping Children Learn to Read; Helping Children Learn to Read, Second Edition; and Helping Children Learn Language Arts.
Synopsis
A passionate plea for teachers, parents, and community organizers to give working-class children the same type of empowering education and powerful literacy skills that the children of upper- and middle-class people receive.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-237) and index.