Winner of the PEN Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award This beautiful and devastating book--part tribal history; part lyric and intimate memoir--should be required reading for anyone seeking to learn about California Indian history; past and present. Deborah A. Miranda tells stories of her Ohlone Costanoan Esselen family as well as the experience of California Indians as a whole through oral histories; newspaper clippings; anthropological recordings; personal reflections; and poems. The result is a work of literary art that is wise; angry; and playful all at once; a compilation that will break your heart and teach you to see the world anew.
#17346 in Books Delpit; Lisa 2006-08-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.16 x .69 x 5.58l; .65 #File Name: 1595580743223 pagesGreat for student teachers!Perfect for anyone working in Education.One of the most informative books; could be useful to parents too.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great book; Arrived lateBy KaylaI am enjoying reading this book. It has good information that is supported by real life experiences. My only complaint is that something happened to my package. I was happy that replaced it for free and that I had the foresight to order this book before I needed it. I received my purchase about five days after it was supposed to arrive.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Diversity is KeyBy Stacey MarieIn her book; Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom; Lisa Delpit provides readers with evidence that cultural issues are still very much present in schools today. She discusses hot button issues such as race; gender; social class; and other prejudices with in the educational system.Lisa Delpit uses first hand evidence to support her claims. In the beginning of the book she explains how she felt when considering the way she spoke compared to how she was expected to speak. She states that upon returning to school an African American boy asked her why she was trying to speak "white." This situation could easily be turned around and a teacher could chastise a student for speaking the way he or she was taught at home; but what is noticeably not correct English. This is obviously still a hot issue today. Should teachers forcefully correct a student's bad grammar; or accept it as part of their culture. Because these lines are so thin it's hard to decide which is the best course of action. This book helps readers explore these type situations and gives them ideas as to better handle them.Other People's Children is a great tool in the educators arsenal. Lisa Delpit sheds light on what it means to be an educator of diverse learners thus this book should be widely read. It helps show how stereotypes can be hurtful not only to the person stereotyped against; but also to the learning process of that particular person. If more people understood diversity in the classroom perhaps graduation rates would be higher than they are.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. For a classBy Jeanette DalyI got this for a class. Interesting read. It has a lot of good points in it.
