Debunking the Middle-Class Myth - Why Diverse Schools Are Good for All Kids

This book offers a unique perspective on what every educator, parent, and community leader should know about reaping the rich harvest of our diverse schools. Included are anecdotes from Kugler's personal experience as well as information from 80 interviews with key educators, parents, and students.

List of contents

Part 1 Foreword by Gary Orfield
Part 2 Preface
Part 3 Acknowledgments
Part 4 Introduction
Part 5 PART 1 THE MYTHS THAT POISON OUR THINKING ABOUT DIVERSE SCHOOLS
Chapter 6 1 Myth 1: The best School for My Child Is the One with the Highest Standardized Test Scores
Chapter 7 2 Myth 2: One Style of School Leadership Will Work in Every School
Chapter 8 3 Myth 3: The Best Teachers Prefer Homogeneous Middle-Class Schools
Chapter 9 4 Myth 4: Diverse Schools Can't Provide Rigorous Classes
Chapter 10 5 Myth 5: Diverse Schools Are Not Safe
Chapter 11 6 Myth 6: Family Beliefs and Values Will Be Threatened If We Expose Our Youth to People with Different Perspectives
Chapter 12 7 Myth 7: Minority Parents Don't Care about the Education of Their Children
Part 13 PART 2 THE REALITIES OF DIVERSE SCHOOLS AND OF OUR SOCIETY
Chapter 14 8 School Reality 1: Students with Different backgrounds and Experiences Bring New Insights to the Classroom
Chapter 15 9 School Reality 2: Students Who Closely Interact with People from Different Backgrounds Learn That Reality Extends beyond Their Own Limited Experiences
Chapter 16 10 School Reality 3: Stereotypes and Prejudice Break Down When Students Have Personal Contact with Members of Other Races and Cultures
Chapter 17 11 Society Reality 1: Our Youth Must Learn How to Actively Participate in a Diverse National and International Society
Chapter 18 12 Society Reality 2: Our Nation's School Population Is Becoming More Diverse, but Our Schools Are Becoming More Segregated
Chapter 19 13 What about the Schools Near Me?
Part 20 PART 3 HOW TO REAP THE RICH HARVEST OF OUR DIVERSE SCHOOLS
Chapter 21 14 What's My Role?
Chapter 22 15 School Boards: Leading Their Community
Chapter 23 16 Superintendents: Visionaries with a Collaborative Spirit
Chapter 24 17 Principals: Doing Whatever It Takes
Chapter 25 18 Teachers: Reaching for Every Child
Chapter 26 19 Parents: The Critical Connection
Chapter 27 20 Students: What It's All About
Chapter 28 21 Community Members: Closing the Loop
Part 29 Conclusion
Part 30 Epilogue
Part 31 Bibliography
Part 32 About the Author

About the author

Eileen Gale Kugler is president of Kugler Communications and a national advocate for diverse schools.

Product details

• Authors: Eileen Gale Kugler
• Assisted by: Orfield Gary (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.2002
• EAN: 9780810845121
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4512-1
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 231 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 297 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, United States of America, USA, Ethnic groups and multicultural studies, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Schools, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Biracial & Multiracial Studies, Schools and pre-schools, EDUCATION / Schools / General, diversity;multicultural