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 enlarge | Author: Gary R. Howard
Creator: Sonia Nieto
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 35867
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 172
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0807746657
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.117
EAN: 9780807746653
ASIN: 0807746657
Publication Date: January 20, 2006
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 good, but thick reading November 21, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is an important topic, but this book is written in a research language type way, not an easy to read lay-person kind of way.
 A useless book... September 14, 2007
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
The author spends half the book trying to establish (and burnish, in my opinion) his "Culturally Sensitive White Guy" credentials and the other half stating the freaking obvious. If you've ever lived in an area with more than one race, you'll get precious little from this book. On the other hand, if you're from northern Idaho, this might be just the ticket...
 Reflections on We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools March 29, 2007
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I found this book settling in the midst of my own efforts to sort out and address issues of White priviledge and dominance.
Gray Howard shares his journey through the difficult world and work of multicultural understanding with humor and sensitivity. He identifies the unspoken truths about priviledge and dominance in western culture, in such a way that relieves the burden of guilt, allows for self-reflection, and maps a path for growth for White educators.
The book addresses three key themes: Recognizing and acknowledging the dynamics of dominance; defining the stages of racial identity transformation; and identifying the ways in which improving cultural sensitivity can postively impact the lives and education of all students.
Howard encourages White teachers to explore their own racial identities and move along the path towards a transformationist White identity that seeks and values diverse points of view, connects with one's own cultural roots,involves self and students in explorations of other cultures and perspectives, engages in social action, and continues to grow and change.
This is not a "How To" book with road map to change, it is more of a "Why to" book with a topograhical map to help you plan your journey. Having read this book, I am inspired to continue my travels. To seek more information and find ways to promote a more intentional multicultural focus in my school and community.
I recommend this book for those teachers (White and otherwise) who are interested in or have already embarked on their own journeys.
Info on multicultural education February 14, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book is very informative. It gives new insight into how we as educators must refrain from the blame game and teach our students how to appreciate each of the individual cultures around the globe.
Also Useful for Teachers of Color October 13, 2006
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book was a nice surprise as a pre-service teacher in education classes where the realities of white supremacy is not discussed, the first hand experiences of teachers of color are silenced, black/Latino or "at-risk multicultural" students are demonized, poor white kids are invisible and the issues of other groups are addressed superficially through "practical strategies"mandated by here today/ gone tomorrow popular scholars. This book gave me as an African American educator a space to see how whiteness functions in everyone's lives in the public school system. Each page helped me understand better why white people sometimes act in certain ways.
Thank you Gary Howard for the excellent analysis and methods for all teachers to use as they transform themselves and their schools.
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