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Talking race in the classroom / Jane Bolgatz. [print]

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Teachers College Press, (c)2005.Description: ix, 155 pages ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780807745472
  • 9780807745489
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LC1099.B688.T355 2005
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Contents:
Racial literacy: talking even when "the smooth-sounding words fail us" -- What is race? What is racism? -- "How come they get mad about the Cleveland Indians?" A case study of discussions of race and racism in the classroom -- Creating opportunities to talk about race and racism -- Characterizations of race and racism -- Social dynamics in the classroom -- Cultivating racial literacy in our schools.
Subject: This lively book will help new and veteran teachers develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to successfully address racial controversies in their classrooms. The author first explains what race and racism mean and why we need to talk about these topics in schools. Then, based on an in-depth study of a high school classroom, she shows what happens when teachers and students talked about race and racism in a history and language arts classroom. Throughout the book she guides teachers in ways to discuss important issues - from civil rights to institutional racism - that will ultimately help teachers and students to change school culture.
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Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status) G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION Non-fiction LC1099.3.B65 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31923001329933

Racial literacy: talking even when "the smooth-sounding words fail us" -- What is race? What is racism? -- "How come they get mad about the Cleveland Indians?" A case study of discussions of race and racism in the classroom -- Creating opportunities to talk about race and racism -- Characterizations of race and racism -- Social dynamics in the classroom -- Cultivating racial literacy in our schools.

This lively book will help new and veteran teachers develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to successfully address racial controversies in their classrooms. The author first explains what race and racism mean and why we need to talk about these topics in schools. Then, based on an in-depth study of a high school classroom, she shows what happens when teachers and students talked about race and racism in a history and language arts classroom. Throughout the book she guides teachers in ways to discuss important issues - from civil rights to institutional racism - that will ultimately help teachers and students to change school culture.

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