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Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a last chance high school in California, the author tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind.

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"These Kids, with its combination of rich ethnographic detail, narrative storytelling, and cogent sociocultural and political-economic analysis, is compelling. Kysa Nygreen's critique of the 'college for all' discourse, particularly as a cornerstone for social justice pedagogy, is a crucial intervention in today's prevailing obsession with narrow standards and accountability." (Deirdre Kelly, University of British Columbia)"

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    A Paperback / softback by Kysa Nygreen

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 07/05/2013
      ISBN13: 9780226031569, 978-0226031569
      ISBN10: 022603156X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Few would deny that getting ahead is a legitimate goal of learning, but the phrase implies a cruel hierarchy: a student does not simply get ahead, but gets ahead of others. Offering the voices and viewpoints of students at a last chance high school in California, the author tells the story of students who have, in fact, been left behind.

      Trade Review
      "These Kids, with its combination of rich ethnographic detail, narrative storytelling, and cogent sociocultural and political-economic analysis, is compelling. Kysa Nygreen's critique of the 'college for all' discourse, particularly as a cornerstone for social justice pedagogy, is a crucial intervention in today's prevailing obsession with narrow standards and accountability." (Deirdre Kelly, University of British Columbia)"

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