The Skin That We Speak
From the Mother Tongue Liberation & Defiance collection.
Nominated by Poet & Founder, National Youth Poet Laureate Program Michael Cirelli |
"This book examines language, power and social capital inside pedagogical frameworks." |
In what Black Issues Book Review calls “an essential text,” Lisa Delpit joins with other education experts to unpack the complex relationship between language and power in the classroom. Leading education scholars illuminate the crucial role of language in the learning process, uncovering the biases and stereotypes associated with the varieties and dialects of English we speak. With diverse perspectives on topics such as the need for linguistically differentiated instruction, code switching, and the role of personal identity in the classroom, The Skin That We Speak is a vital look at crucial educational issues.
When children are written off in our schools because they do not speak formal English, and when the class- and race-biased language used to describe those children determines their fate, everyone loses. The Skin That We Speak is a much-needed analysis of the ways that classrooms can accommodate everyone, to the benefit of students, educators, and society
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