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We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools (Multicultural Education (Paper))

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Author: Gary R. Howard
Creator: Sonia Nieto
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

18 reviews
Sales Rank: 21214

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 172
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7

ISBN: 0807746657
Dewey Decimal Number: 370.117
EAN: 9780807746653
ASIN: 0807746657

Publication Date: January 20, 2006
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•	Paperback - We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools (Multicultural Education Series (New York, N.Y.).)
•	Hardcover - We Can't Teach What We Don't Know: White Teachers, Multiracial Schools (Multicultural Education Series)

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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Once again, in this expanded Second Edition, Gary Howard outlines what good teachers know, what they do, and how they embrace culturally responsive teaching. Howard brings his bestselling book completely up to date with todays school reform efforts and includes a new introduction and a new chapter that speak directly to current issues such as closing the achievement gap, and to recent legislation such as No Child Left Behind. With our nations student population becoming ever more diverse, and teachers remaining largely White, this book is now more important than ever. A must-read in universities and school systems throughout the country, We Cant Teach What We Dont Know continues to facilitate and deepen the discussion of race and social justice in education.

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1 out of 5 stars

Wouldn't read it if I were you November 30, 2008
This book really did not cover what the title seemed to imply, the main point that the author seemed to try to be making is that of white dominance and how to overcome it. I didn't read this book to learn about white dominance I wanted to learn more about how to teach what I don't know. The author just stated things that I already knew instead of offering practical advice on how to teach multicultural students.

4 out of 5 stars

We Can't Teach What We Don't Know October 13, 2008
I purchased the book for a class. The book has more application for gradeschool and highschool teachers.

1 out of 5 stars

It's all about gary August 10, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

I had the chance to meet the author during a conference to review this book and his work. I was looking forward to hearing about his approach for improving relationships between races. What a disappointment, we could even make it to the stage of having a trusting conversation. I felt my religious beliefs were under attack and he was not open to an honest and complete conversation.

Gary Howard is not the spokes person for white males ... nor is he the spoke person for improving cultural relationships. He speaks for promoting himself and making money.... any another false prophet making a profit.

2 out of 5 stars

Important, yet Dense June 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is a good read, Howard presents the issues well. It is thought provoking, and an important text (especially for people with no experience of other cultures). However, it could also have been 20 pages instead of 121 pages. There is a lot of repetition. Also the writing is dense, it seems like it was written for his colleagues.

Two stars overall

3 out of 5 stars

Good ramp up, but... May 12, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful

Three stars just for the "crazy uncle in the attic" metaphor. I intend to borrow that one someday- it captures what I've been trying for years to articulate.

The first two thirds of the book were interesting, though nothing you haven't heard elsewhere. Well, maybe not everyone was blessed with parents as enlightened as mine. That's the only explanation I can come up with.

The last third of the book, which SHOULD have been practical How-Tos instead turned into diffuseness and academic word play. It was very disappointing after how direct the first part was.

All authors claiming to teach me how to do something should first write a draft that lays out their proposals in point form. If you can't put it in point form, it's too academic. I want things I can take to a classroom.