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"Multiplication is for white people", raising expectations for other people's children, Lisa Delpit

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"Multiplication is for white people", raising expectations for other people's children, Lisa Delpit
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-209)
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illustrations
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
"Multiplication is for white people"
Nature of contents
bibliography
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701019451
Responsibility statement
Lisa Delpit
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raising expectations for other people's children
Table Of Contents
pt. 1. Inherent ability. There is no achievement gap at birth -- Infinite capacity -- pt. 2. 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" -- pt. 3. 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? -- pt. 4. University and beyond. Invisibility, disidentification, and negotiating blackness on campus -- Will it help the sheep? : university, community, and purpose
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