Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom
- ISBN-10
- 1595580743
- ISBN-13
- 9781595580740
- Series
- Other People's Children
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- The New Press
- Author
- Lisa D. Delpit
Description
An updated edition of the award-winning analysis of the role of race in the classroom features a new author introduction and framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne, in an account that shares ideas about how teachers can function as "cultural transmitters" in contemporary schools and communicate more effectively to overcome race-related academic challenges. Original.
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