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City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education (Multicultural Education Series (New York, N.Y.).)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.0091732
EAN: 9780807743812
ISBN: 080774381X
Label: Teachers College Press
Manufacturer: Teachers College Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 224
Publication Date: 2003-10
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Studio: Teachers College Press
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Rating:  - A. Benedict
Schools are in crisis, even more so since No Child Left Behind. Like Noguera writes, it's not all about poor kids and bad teachers. The problems are systemic and structural, the vestiges of a 100-year-old system of education that wheezes and puffs just to get the school door open. No other industrialized nation struggles with "tradition" and outmoded legislative mandates, or new mandates that exacerbate an already bad situation. Further, education needs to be given back to eduators, and educators ... Read More
Rating: - A book whose time has come, Pedro writes "a classic"
City Schools and the American Dream by Pedro Noguera is one of the most excellent books in the field of education. He articulately writes about how we can improve urban schools as well as help the poorest, neediest students. He insists that there are models of successful schools who have common characteristics. He writes about such subjects as the achievement gap, safety in schools and inequality in schools. This is a must read for any educator who wants to know what is really going on in our inner city ... Read More
Rating:  - Easy to Read, but with not much new
I personally had this book signed by Mr. Noguera after hearing him talk, and found him to be a great speaker, if I had to grade him on being a smart guy, I would give him a 5. However his book honestly wasn't that great. He does a wondeful job of pointing out the problems with many schools, (for once, not blaiming teachers or the kids), but I don't see anything new in his analysis. If you would like a concise view of why many urban schools just aren't that great, then by this book. If you want to read ... Read More
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