Start where you are, but don't stay there
Subtitle: understanding diversity, opportunity gaps, and teaching in today's classrooms
By: H. Richard Milner IV
Publisher: Harvard Education Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9781934742761; 9781934742778
Subjects: In-service training; Educational equalization; Social aspects; Minorities; Teachers; Multiculturalism; Education; Multicultural education
Other titles: Start where you are, but do not stay there
Description: Start Where You Are, But Don't Stay There addresses a crucial issue in teacher training and professional education: the need to prepare preservice and inservice teachers for the racially diverse student populations in their classrooms. The book centers on case studies that exemplify the challenges, pitfalls, and opportunities facing teachers in diverse classrooms. These case studies of white and African American teachers working (and preparing to work) in urban and suburban settings are presented amid more general discussions about race and teaching in contemporary schools. Informing these discussions and the cases themselves is their persistent attention to opportunity gaps that need to be fully grasped by teachers who aim to understand and promote the success of students of greatly varying backgrounds.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-223) and index.
Table of contents: title: Foreword  -- Gloria Ladson-Billings -- A; title: diversity and opportunity gaps explanatory framework --; title: White male teacher, diverse urban school : relationships and race matter, even in the science classroom --; title: Black female teacher, suburban white school : addressing and transcending cultural conflicts --; title: Black male and female teachers, diverse urban school : recognizing assets in unexpected people and places --; title: White teachers learning to teach : bittersweet challenges and possibilities in teacher preparation --; title: Conclusions and recommendations for practice.