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Challenging Racism: Book Club - “Multiplication is for White People”
Challenging Racism: Continued Book Club
“Multiplication is for White People” Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children
By the author of Other People’s Children, Lisa Delpit.
Called “thoughtful and urgent” “Multiplication is for White People” Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children reminds us--and all research shows--there is no achievement gap at birth.
MacArthur award-winning educator, Lisa Delpit, presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform.
She reflects on two decades of reform efforts--including No Child Left Behind, standardized testing, the creation of alternative teacher certification paths, and the charter school movement--that have still left a generation of poor children of color feeling that higher educational achievement isn't for them.
Author Lisa Delpit concludes that it's not that difficult to explain the persistence of the achievement gap. In her trademark style, punctuated with telling classroom anecdotes and informed by time spent at dozens of schools across the country, Delpit outlines an inspiring and uplifting blueprint for raising expectations for other people's children, based on the simple premise that multiplication--and every aspect of advanced education--is for everyone.
Reviews
“All readers can appreciate this thought-provoking book … Filled with thoughtful curricular examples and stories from successful practitioners from elementary school to university” – Harvard Educational Review
“A call-to-action book on how to close the racial achievement gap in the American educational system.” – Kirkus Reviews
Additional Information
Video Interview: Dr. Lisa Delpit talks about “Multiplication is for White People” Raising Expectations for Other People’s Children
The Challenging Racism: Book Club will be in Arlington (we will send you the Arlington location closer to the date). Two Challenging Racism-trained facilitators will lead the Challenging Racism: Book Club discussion.
