| White Teacher: With a New Preface, Third Edition Contributor(s): Paley, Vivian Gussin (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674002733 ISBN-13: 9780674002739 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $25.65 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 Annotation: Vivian Paley presents a moving personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighborhood. In a new preface, she reflects on the way that even simple terminology can convey unintended meanings and show a speaker's blind spots. She also vividly describes what her readers have taught her over the years about herself as a "white teacher". |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Early Childhood (incl. Preschool & Kindergarten) - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
| Dewey: 371.829 |
| LCCN: 99058993 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.49" W x 8.23" (0.45 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Vivian Paley presents a moving personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighborhood. In a new preface, she reflects on the way that even simple terminology can convey unintended meanings and show a speaker's blind spots. She also vividly describes what her readers have taught her over the years about herself as a white teacher. |
Contributor Bio(s): Paley, Vivian Gussin: - Vivian Gussin Paley, a former kindergarten teacher, is the winner of a MacArthur Award and of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement given by the Before Columbus Foundation. |