Synopses & Reviews
The point of departure for this new edition, as it was for the first, is the unacceptable reality that, for students of color, school is often not a place to learn but a place of low expectations and failure. In urban schools with concentrations of poverty, often fewer than half the ninth graders leave with a high school diploma. This second edition has been considerably expanded with chapters that illuminate the Asian American, Native American, and Latina/o experience, including that of undocumented students, in our schools. These chapters offer insights into the concerns and issues students bring to the classroom. They also convey the importance for teachers, as they accept difference and develop cultural sensitivity, to see their students as individuals, and avoid generalizations. This need to go beneath the surface is reinforced by a chapter on adopted children, children of mixed race, and hidden minorities.White and Black teachers, and teachers of different races and ethnicities, here provide the essential theoretical background, and share their experiences, and the approaches they have developed, to create the conditions - in both urban and suburban settings - that enable minority students to succeed. This book encourages reflection and self-examination, and calls for recognizing and reinforcing students' ability to achieve. It also calls for high expectations for both teachers and students. It demonstrates what it means to recognize often-unconscious biases, confront institutional racism where it occurs, surmount stereotyping, adopt culturally relevant teaching, connect with parents and the community, and integrate diversity in all activities. This book is replete with examples from practice and telling insights that will engage teachers in practice or in service. It should have a place in every classroom in colleges of education and K-12 schools. Its empowering message applies to every teacher working in an educational setting that recognizes the empowerment that comes in celebrating diversity. Each chapter concludes with a set of questions for personal reflection or group discussion.
Synopsis
- Interviews with Black students and experienced educators provide guidance on how to teach successfully in multicultural classes- Insights and ideas to promote observation, reflection, and effective classroom practice- Ideal for initiating constructive discussion in pre-service courses, and for professional development- Defines the seven characteristics of successful multicultural teaching- Based on the acclaimed book These interviews with Black students, White and Black teachers, educational experts and school administrators poignantly bring to life the issues, strategies and competencies that teachers need to engage with-if they are to create the conditions that will enable their students of color to succeed and excel.From these candid, unscripted interviews, there emerge seven key drivers of inclusive teaching.The ideas and insights captured in this DVD are placed in context by short introductory and concluding commentaries by the editors of the acclaimed companion book, White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms.The feature 33 minute track is enhanced by a further 83 minutes of additional footage that presents more extensive interviews with many of the participants, to add depth to pedagogical approaches they advocate.This DVD is effective both for group viewing and discussion, and for individual study. It will spur debate, stimulate ideas and reflection, and inspire.White Teachers / Diverse Classrooms DVDRegion: 0 / NTSC. Can be played on any computer worldwide / Plays on North American TVs onlyClosed captioning for the hearing impaired. Includes educational performance rights.