Description
Book SynopsisDiscover how to give African American children theeducation they deserve with this updated newresource
In the newly revised Third Edition ofTheDreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children,distinguished professorDr.Gloria Ladson-Billingsdeliversan encouraging exploration of the future of education for African American students.She describes eight exemplary teachers, all of whom differ in their personal style and methods, who sharean approach to teaching that affirms and strengthens cultural identity.
In this mixture of scholarship and storytelling, you'll learnhow to create intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of all children.This important bookteaches:
- What successful teachers do, don't do, and what we can learn fromthem
- Why it's so important for teachers to work with the unique strengths each student brings to theclassroom
- How to improve educat
Table of Contents
Foreword to the Third Edition vii
Preface xiii
The Author xix
Introduction xxi
1 A Dream Deferred 1
2 Does Culture Matter? 17
3 Seeing Color, Seeing Culture 33
4 We Are Family 59
5 The Tree of Knowledge 85
6 Culturally Relevant Teaching 111
7 Making Dreams into Reality 139
Afterword 157
Appendix A: Methodology 183
Appendix B: Context 197
Notes 207
Index 223
Discussion Questions 227
