"Multiplication is for white people"
Subtitle: raising expectations for other people's children
By: Lisa Delpit
Publisher: New Press; Distributed by Perseus Distribution
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781595580467
Subjects: African American students; Race relations; Educational equalization; Academic achievement; Education; Students with social disabilities; Minorities
Description: Presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: There is no achievement gap at birth; title: Infinite capacity; title: Stuff you never would say : the ingredients of successful elementary classrooms; title: Warm demanders : the importance of teachers in the lives of children of poverty; title: Skin-deep learning : teaching those who learn differently; title: "I don't like it when they don't say my name right" : why "reforming" can't mean "whitening"; title: Picking up the broom : demanding critical thinking; title: How would a fool do it? : assessment; title: Shooting hoops : what can we learn about the drive for excellence?; title: Invisibility, disidentification, and negotiating blackness on campus; title: Will it help the sheep? : university and community.