Privileged thinking in today's schools : the implications for social justice

Privileged thinking in today's schools : the implications for social justice / David Barnett [and others].

Privileged thinking in today's schools is alive and well and shows its ugly head in a variety of ways that often go undetected (or are not addressed) by the educators down in the trenches. In this collection of scenarios and episodes, many of which were experienced by the authors in their years...

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Other Authors: Barnett, David, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2010.
Subjects:
Educational equalization > United States.
Children with social disabilities > Education > United States.
Social justice > United States.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform > General.
EDUCATION > Administration > General.
Children with social disabilities > Education
Educational equalization
Social justice
United States
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Don't give me justice
  • How much money does daddy make, mommy?
  • The "N" word
  • The "back hall" kids
  • I have a name
  • Squeaky wheels get the grease
  • but some don't know how to squeak
  • Rigid master schedules
  • Skateboarders: unfit for social justice
  • Throw them a life-preserver, not an anchor
  • No band for the kid from Lucky Stop
  • No hamburgers or salads for the free lunch kids
  • One child left behind
  • The school within the lines
  • My kids
  • Rounding the bases
  • Bring 'em home
  • Kids in the shadows
  • Do you accept responsibility?
  • Pecking order
  • Elephant in the room
  • Culture, community, and consolidation
  • You brought a dead cat to school?
  • The indiscernible faces of privileged thinking
  • Learning the constant
  • time the variable
  • More equal than others
  • The kids say I am black
  • We are all gifted, and we all have disabilities
  • Closing thoughts: We can do it! We must do it!

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