Other People's Children by Lisa Delpit - 9798893850376

The New Press

Other People's ChildrenCultural Conflict in the Classroom\nAuthor(s): Lisa Delpit\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The New Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: The New Press\nISBN-13: 9798893850376, 979-8893850376\nSynopsis\nA thirtieth anniversary edition of the landmark work on race, power, and educationrepackaged for a new generation\n\nSince its original publication, education professor Lisa Delpits Other Peoples Children has become a foundational text in the struggle for equity in education. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, researcher, and Black woman navigating predominantly white institutions, the MacArthur Award-winning educator offers a searing critique of how power and race operate in the classroomand how well-intentioned educators often fail the students they most want to help.\n\nDelpits central insightthat academic struggles among children of color often result from cultural miscommunication, not lack of abilityhas transformed the thinking of teachers, administrators, an.