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

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

Label
"Multiplication is for white people" : raising expectations for other people's children
Title
"Multiplication is for white people"
Title remainder
raising expectations for other people's children
Statement of responsibility
Lisa Delpit
Title variation
Raising expectations for other people's children
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Delpit, Lisa
Dewey number
379.2/60973
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
LC call number
LC213.2
LC item number
.D45 2011
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Educational equalization
  • Academic achievement
  • African American students
  • Minorities
  • Students with social disabilities
  • United States
Target audience
adult
Label
"Multiplication is for white people" : raising expectations for other people's children, Lisa Delpit
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-224)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
There is no achievement gap at birth -- Infinite capacity -- Stuff you never would say : successful literacy instruction in elementary education -- 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" -- 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? -- Invisibility, disidentification, and negotiating blackness on campus -- Will it help the sheep? : university, community, and purpose
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xx, 224 pages
Isbn
9781595588982
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2011042727
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn701019451
  • (Sirsi) o701019451
  • (OCoLC)701019451
Label
"Multiplication is for white people" : raising expectations for other people's children, Lisa Delpit
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-224)
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
There is no achievement gap at birth -- Infinite capacity -- Stuff you never would say : successful literacy instruction in elementary education -- 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" -- 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? -- Invisibility, disidentification, and negotiating blackness on campus -- Will it help the sheep? : university, community, and purpose
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xx, 224 pages
Isbn
9781595588982
Isbn Type
(pbk.)
Lccn
2011042727
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (OCoLC)ocn701019451
  • (Sirsi) o701019451
  • (OCoLC)701019451

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