Kwanzaa and Me - A Teacher’s Story

Here are the voices of black teachers and minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator, and the children themselves, whose stories mingle with the author's to create a candid picture of the successes and failures of the integrated classroom. In this book, Paley sets out to discover the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it.

About the author

Vivian Gussin Paley (1929¿2019), a longtime classroom teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, was a MacArthur Fellow and winner of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement.

Summary

Paley sets out to discover the truth about the multicultural classroom from those who participate in it. Here are the voices of black teachers and minority parents, immigrant families, a Native American educator, and the children themselves, whose stories mingle with the author's to create a candid picture of the integrated classroom.

Product details

• Authors: Vivian Gussin Paley
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1996
• EAN: 9780674505865
• ISBN: 978-0-674-50586-5
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 204 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Education, Biography: general, EDUCATION / Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects, EDUCATION / Multicultural Education, United States of America, USA, Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching of a specific subject, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Sociology and anthropology, EDUCATION / Teaching / General, Teaching of gifted or talented students