Contributor
Levine, David P.
Imprint:New York : New Press : Distributed by W.W. Norton, c1995.
Descriptionxix, 284 p. ; 25 cm.
Note:Part I. MULTICULTURALISM AND ANTIBIAS EDUCATION: Multiculturalism: a conversation among different voices / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- Taking multicultural, anti-racist education seriously: an interview / Enid Lee -- How well are we nurturing racial and ethnic diversity? / Louise Derman-Sparks -- Trouble over the rainbow / Stan Karp -- Are we accepting too much? / Foyne Mahaffey -- What do we say when we hear "faggot"? / Lenore Gordon -- Part II. RETHINKING THE CURRICULUM: Overview: Building a vision of curriculum reform / David Levine -- SOCIAL STUDIES: Discovering Columbus: rereading the past / Bill Bigelow -- We have no reason to celebrate an invasion: an interview / Suzan Shown Harjo -- What should children learn? A teacher looks at E.D. Hirsch / Bob Peterson -- Why students should study history: an interview / Howard Zinn -- Distorting Latino history: the California textbook controversy / Elizabeth Martínez -- LANGUAGE ARTS: The Lorax: Dr. Seuss revisited and revised / Bill Bigelow -- Whole language: what's the fuss? : an interview / Harvey Daniels -- Whose standard? Teaching standard English in our schools / Linda Christian -- Teachers, culture, and power: an interview / Lisa Delpit -- Part III. STRATIFICATION IN THE CLASSROOM: TESTING AND TRACKING: Getting off the track: stories from an untracked classroom / Bill Bigelow -- Is your child being tracked? / National Coalition of Education Activists -- Algebra for all: an equation for equity / Barbara Miner -- Standardized tests: a clear and present danger / Terry Meier -- Part IV. BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: NATIONAL POLICY CONCERNS: The perils of school vouchers / Robert Lowe -- Is public school "choice" a viable alternative? / Ann Bastian -- Coming to terms with violence in our schools / Pedro Noguera -- The hollow promise of youth apprenticeships / Harvey Kantor -- Part V. BUILDING A COMMUNITY: TEACHERS, STUDENTS, AND PARENTS: Beyond pizza sales: parent involvement in the 1990s / The editor of Rethinking Schools -- Teachers through history: the myth of a golden age / Robert Lowe -- Preparing teachers for education in a diverse world / Cynthia Ellwood -- Which side are you on? The role of teachers unions in school reform / Bob Peterson -- All children are our children: an interview / Lola Glover.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [268]-269) and index.
