Lisa Delpit’s Other People’s Children—which has sold more than a quarter-million copies to date—is a paradigm-shifting; highly acclaimed exploration of the cultural slippage between white teachers and students of color. In her long-awaited and now bestselling second book; "Multiplication Is for White People;" the award-winning educator reflects on the last fifteen years of reform efforts—including No Child Left Behind; standardized testing; alternative teacher certification paths; and the charter school movement—that have left a generation of poor children of color feeling that higher educational achievement is not for them. Hailed as "illuminating" (Publishers Weekly); "thought-provoking" (Harvard Educational Review); and a "much-needed review of the American educational system" (Kirkus Reviews); "Multiplication Is for White People" is a passionate reminder that there is no achievement gap at birth. Poor teaching; negative stereotypes; and a curriculum that does not adequately connect to poor children’s lives conspire against the prospects of poor children of color. From K-12 classrooms through the college years; Delpit brings the topic of educating other people’s children into the twenty-first century; outlining a blueprint for raising expectations based on a simple premise: that all aspects of advanced education are for everyone.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful. You cannot understand American progress without understanding the U.S. Post's pivotal role in American democracyBy MehrsaEssential reading if you want to understand American innovation and exceptionalism. This book is a fun and informative read. It is not just a comprehensive and fascinating study of the post office; but also of American democracy and cultural change. The post office was a foundational institution and its crucial role in the development of the country as we know it has been forgotten over the last several decades.7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. This is a wonderful story of the Post Office's history from the days ...By Philip FergusonThis is a wonderful story of the Post Office's history from the days of Ben Franklin to the present. In many ways it was the PO that made America what it is today. The loss of the USPS would be a real bummer even in the days of e-mail etc.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. A wonderful summary of the history of the UBy JKPA wonderful summary of the history of the U.S. Post Office. I particularly loved the story of how the Post Office coped with the Civil War and how in spite of the war; it continued to improve mail service.
