| Classroom Calypso: Giving Voice to the Voiceless Contributor(s): Steinberg, Shirley R. (Editor), Kincheloe, Joe L. (Editor), Holder, Winthrop (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820451371 ISBN-13: 9780820451374 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $49.88 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Secondary - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 371.102 |
| LCCN: 2001050634 |
| Series: Eruptions |
| Physical Information: 370 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What happens when teachers relinquish the authority of truth providers ? Ninth grader Sasha Pringle, one of the student voices in Classroom Calypso, asserts that such a self-effacing posture empowers students by releasing the writer within, thereby fostering a critical, creative, and reflective disposition. Winthrop R. Holder re-represents students not as marginalized beings merely absorbing information but as subjects taking center stage and inscribing themselves into history. On their literary pilgrimage seeking self-knowledge, students, employing tale-telling, recast their classroom as a symposium - a place where popular culture orchestrates the discourse. This is an invaluable book for educators, parents, and anyone interested in understanding and facilitating the voices of urban youth. |