Up Where We Belong

Helping African American and Latino Students Rise in School and in Life

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

In Up Where We Belong, Gail Thompson asked the students in a low performing school to be candid about their high school experiences. Using this information and relying on data from questionnaires and focus groups, Thompson discovered a huge gap in perception between how teachers and students view their experience of school. The book explores this disparity, and uncovers some of the reasons for students’ low achievement, apathy, and frustration. Most important, she offers vital lessons for transforming schools–especially for underachieving kids and students of color.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-05-11
Mått:160 x 236 x 31 mm
Vikt:544 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:352
Förlag:John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN:9780787995973

Utforska kategorier

Pedagogik inom Psykologi och pedagogik

Mer om författaren

Gail L. Thompson is associate professor ofeducation at Claremont Graduate University and a respected speaker, workshop presenter, and consultant. Her research has focused on beliefs and perceptions about African-American students. She is the author of Through Ebony Eyes: What Teachers Need to Know But Are Afraid to Ask About African American Students from Jossey-Bass, African American Teens Discuss Their Schooling Experiences and What African American Parents Want to Know. She is also co-author of Exposing the Culture of Arrogance in the Academy. She lives in Rialto, California.

Recensioner i media

"….a good read with practical points of consideration for those in the K-12 field of education." (Multicultural Review, Fall 2008) "Most importantly, the author offers a variety of substantive suggestions for moving ahead students…" (Coast Views)

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments xAbout the Author xiIntroduction 1Part One: In the Classroom1. “You Can Tell If They Care”: Why Students Need Caring and Highly Qualified Teachers 132. “It Would Be Nice to Learn Something About My Culture”: A Plea for a Culturally Relevant and More Interesting Education 383. “It Don’t Make No Sense to Give Us All These Tests”: Student Effort, Achievement, and Attitudes About Standardized Tests 654. “They Just Think We’re Loud”: How Discipline Policies and Practices Can Affect Students’ Attitudes About School 97Part Two: On the Schoolyard5. “We Just Can’t Seem to Get Along”: Race Relations on Campus 1316. “You Don’t Know If They’re Gonna . . . Bust a Columbine on Everybody”: Why Schools Won’t Ever Be Entirely Safe 1547. “Everybody’s Intimidated by Us”: A Candid Conversation with African American Males 1798. “This Place Is Nasty”: How the School’s Physical Environment Can Contribute to Student Apathy 206Part Three: Out in the World: Beyond the Classroom and the Schoolyard9. “Yes! They Do Care About My Education”: Parent Involvement in Schools 22310. “They Should Worry More About Our Future”: Why America’s Stepchildren Need a College Preparatory Curriculum 24511. The Truth Can Set Us Free! Seven Lessons I’ve Learned About School Reform in America 266Notes 291Appendix A: Teacher Demographics 309Appendix B: Student Demographics 310Appendix C: Additional Information About the Student Questionnaire Respondents 311Appendix D: Teacher Questionnaire Results 312Appendix E: Student Questionnaire Results 319Appendix F: Classroom Management Exercise 1 327Appendix G: Classroom Management Exercise 2 328Index 329