Literacy with an Attitude
Publisher: State University of New York Press
Published: August 26, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780791442869
Subjects: United States; Language arts; Education; Education / Teaching; Working class; General; Education / General; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Literacy
Description: "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 interface 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."--BOOK JACKET.