Everyday antiracism getting real about race in school

"How should teachers respond when children ask challenging questions aabout race? How should teachers handle the use of the "N-word" or discuss "achievement gaps" with colleagues? How can teachers avoid unwittingly making children of color speak on behalf of their entire group? In more than fifty or...

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Other Authors: Pollock, Mica, 1971- (Editor)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton & Co., 2008.
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Summary:"How should teachers respond when children ask challenging questions aabout race? How should teachers handle the use of the "N-word" or discuss "achievement gaps" with colleagues? How can teachers avoid unwittingly making children of color speak on behalf of their entire group? In more than fifty original pieces written especially for this groundbreaking book, Everyday Antiracism offers practical advice for teachers and parents." From the bookjacket.
Physical Description:xxii, 389 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-380) and index.
ISBN:9781595580542
1595580549
Author Notes:Mica Pollock is an associate professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. An anthropologist of education, she previously taught tenth grade and worked in the civil rights field. She is the author of Colormute and Because of Race . She lives in Somerville, Massachusetts.