Sunday, January 15, 2006

Book Review-Race, Class, and Power in School Restructuring: Rashawn, Cara, Frank

Can teacher collaboration and development improve African American students? Not really, without addressing the political aspect. Restructuring involves, untracking courses, professional communities must be created. 5 elements of professional practice that deprivatized practice, collaboration, reflective dialogue. Shared values: what does community care about? But what if teachers value the traditional society? Is the focus for kids to learn or to control them? Teacher collaboration-buzz words. But that’s only teachers meeting. Truly it means everyone having a voice, otherwise, change won’t take place. Desegragation was only focused on race and color, but not looking in the curriculum ie Gates program, tracked courses, etc.
Culturally responsive teaching-5 elements, devel cultural diversity knowledge base, learning community, cross-cultural communications, cultural diverse curriculum.

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