{"product_id":"voices-for-diversity-and-social-justice-9781475807127","title":"Voices for Diversity and Social Justice","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVoices for Diversity and Social Justice: A Literary Education Anthologyis an unflinching exploration through poetry, prose, and art of the heart of our educational systemof the segregation, bias, and oppression that are part of the daily lives of so many students and educators. It is also a series of poetical insights into the fights for liberation and resistance at the heart of many of the same students' and teachers' lives. The contributorsyouth, educators, activists, othersshare what it is like to face discrimination, challenge unjust policy, or subvert monotony by cultivating a vibrant, equitable, revolutionary schoolenvironment. This is not a prescriptive text, but instead a call to action. It is a call from manyliterary voices to create schools where social justice is at the core of education. Stunning in its revelations, Voices for Diversity and Social Justice is an anthology by educators and students unafraid to be passionate about what is missing, what is needed, and what is w\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiversity is not merely difference but differences that arise out of commonality, such as the humanity we all share. Justice implies equality in treatment, privilege, opportunity, or other arenas. Social justice has a connotation of what society ought to do or what society is doing to ensure just treatment of its members. Of course, these concepts require greater precision when used and are prone to misunderstanding and manipulation in contemporary usage. This work aims to clarify terminology used in popular vernacular and expose some of the nuances that we typically don't consider but profoundly impact our thinking, speech, and actions. Entries are alphabetically arranged, and each has a reference for those interested in additional research. Most entries provide an ind-depth treatment of their subject matters and are written so as to be accessible to the general reader. Examples include Able-ism, Bisexuality, Empathy, Freedom of speech, and Tokenism. Some main-level headings have two entries exploring either specialized aspects of that topic or presenting a different viewpoint on the issue. The clarity and depth of the entries make the set suitable for general readers as well as specialists looking to broaden their knowledge. . . .Recommended for the most academic libraries. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eThis book fills a very important void in the field of education. The editors have done a masterful job connecting poems, essays, memoirs, short stories and visual art to promote diversity and social justice in education. I highly recommend this book for all who care about the power of education to change the world! -- Chance W. Lewis, PhD, Carol Grotnes Belk Distinguished Professor of Urban Education; director, The Urban Education Collaborative, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology honors the multitude of stories that are alive in our culture, and that need to be heard. Writers both well-known and unknown tell their truths in poetry and prose. They make beauty; they call out for understanding, or change.   I am reminded of my many years working as a poet in the schools, of the beauty and joy and learning that happen when everyone is encouraged to make art, when everyone's truth is respected, and listened to.I believe this book will will do good work in the world, and will awaken its readers to values we should and could hold dear in schools everywhere. -- Deborah Keenan Poet, professor, Creative Writing Programs, Hamline University\u003cbr\u003eEchoing from classrooms, schools and communities across this country comes voices of rationality and justice. The words on these pages by the authors speak volumes to everyone. I was moved to read this text and am so moved that I view many of these poems as required reading and reflection points for all who are concerned with social justice. -- Robert W. Simmons III, Eastern Michigan University, Teacher Education\u003cbr\u003eAnyone in or around the education field needs to read Voices for Diversity and Social Justice.  This anthology captures the modern moments of students in grades K-12, and college, who do not identify with their school’s norms of identity, experience, or behavior.  In poignant prose and powerful poetry, a tale of educational events from the 1950’s through today is woven seamlessly, told through multiple voices and various perspectives.  And yet, the narrative is cohesive, suggesting that while many things have changed in the last 65 years, some things remain.  The feeling that the young trailblazers felt as they entered white schools after the Brown vs Board decision resonates with today’s students as expressed by the anonymous writer of “I Get It,” who says, “You unlocked the door and let me in. I better behave.”  This is an anthology of voices that want to act up, of voices no longer silenced, no longer whispering, no longer raised in a meeting and then forgotten like echoes across limited time.  This anthology is of voices that will continue to reverberate, in print so as not to be denied. -- Rodney Glasgow, chief Diversity Officer, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School of Potomac, MD; Founder and Chair, National Diversity Directors Institute; Chair, National Association of Independent Schools’ Student Diversity Leadership Conference\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents  Part One: Speaking Through the Silence Chapter 1: Diz On The Way To School, Fred Arcoleo Chapter 2: I Get It, Anon Chapter 3: Between Worlds, Heidi Andrea Restrepo Rhodes Chapter 4: How I Came to Poetry, Jeanne Bryner Chapter 5: This School, Jan Buley Chapter 6: English as a Second Language at Our Lady Of Guadeloupe Church, Jeff Lacey  Part Two: Experiencing Poverty  Chapter 7: Telling It Like It Is, Adaline Carlette Love  Chapter 8: Family Matters, Amy D. Clark Chapter 9: The Worst Thing About Being Poor, Amy E. Harter Chapter 10: The Poster Board, Carol L. Revelle Chapter 11: Dress to Impress, Salvatore “Chato” Hernandez Chapter 12: Untitled, Tricia Gallagher-Guertsen   Part Three: Unleashing Student Voices  Chapter 13: What if Cornel West Was Wrong?, Becky Martinez Chapter 14: Ramon’s Truth, Fred Arcoleo Chapter 15: Girl on Fire, Cathleen Cohen Chapter 16: Appalachian By Proxy, Althea Webb Chapter 17: Language The Truest Tongue, Barbara Tramonte Chapter 18: Talking blocks, Cindy L Prater Chapter 19: Skin, Tessa Stark  Part Four: Being the Target  Chapter 20: Survival, Lorena German Chapter 21: Star Student, Emily Brooks Chapter 22: Equations, Cathleen Cohen Chapter 23: Looking in the Mirror in Elementary School, Sidrah Maysoon Chapter 24: The Tower, The Book and the Girl They Let In, Shannon Gibney Chapter 25: To Lumpia or Not to Lumpia, Cheryl E. Matias Chapter 26: New Girl, Sheila O’Connor  Part Five: Claiming Our Space and Identities  Chapter 27: White Hallways, Cora Lee Conway Chapter 28: First Generation College Blues, Rosanna Salcedo Chapter 29: Learning Up Front, Curtis Robbins Chapter 30: The Way I Am, Min Feldman Chapter 31: Independence Day, Elizabeth L. Sammons Chapter 32: America, Loren Gatti Chapter 33: A Cultural Frankenstein,Pao “Agean” Yang Chapter 34: Spirit First, Consequences, Second, Xamuel Bañales Chapter 35: Forced Out of School, Tenth Grade, Erica Lenti Chapter 36: Jia Curry Bild, Torn  Part Six: Celebrating the Power of Teachers  Chapter 37: Testimony, Tasha Graff Chapter 38: Seat Them With Princes, Jeanne Bryner Chapter 39: Finding the Strength in the Fragile, Kristy Pierce Chapter 40: Piling On, Lisa Cech  Part Seven: Reaching Across Difference \u0026amp; Celebrating Diversity’s Richness  Chapter 41: People Colored Crayons, Julie Feng Chapter 42: Red Light, Green Light, D. J. Savarese Chapter 43: Walking the Corridor is Being in Another Country, Julie Landsman Chapter 44: A visit to the County Special Ed. Program, Mary Langer Thompson Chapter 45: Breaking the Ice, Lisa Richter Chapter 46: Chasing Butterflies and Catching Grasshoppers, Elizabeth E. Vaughn Chapter 47: Breaking Bread, Merna Ann Hecht  Part Eight: Subversive Teaching and Learning  Chapter 48: How I Learned to Read the Word, Francisco Rios Chapter 49: Even Kings, Richard Hollinger","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040153174359,"sku":"9781475807127","price":60.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781475807127.jpg?v=1750945894","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voices-for-diversity-and-social-justice-9781475807127","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}