What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge

Provocative Ideas About Cultures and Classrooms
Jeffrey A. Kottler - California State University, Fullerton, USA
What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge
May 1997 | 200 pages | Corwin
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"The topic is a critical one. I personally found the book rewarding. I've taken another look at my æculture within' ." Harvey B. Alvy, School Administration Program Coordinator Eastern Washington University Helps teachers explore how cultural beliefs and biases - theirs, their colleagues' and their students' - affect teaching and learning. Get beyond the "public words" people use about your school's diverse population - and learn to deal with everyone's real feelings. Gives all educators the tools they need to introduce a spirit of compassion into their school or classrooms. Offers workable strategies to help educators: * Talk about prejudice and racism in class * Recruit positive community role models for students * Invite students to research and share their own worldviews * Help marginal students feel competent and valued * Involve students' families Find out how to create a "shared culture" for your students and build a real sense of community in your school.

Contents

PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL PROVOCATIONS

  • Your Culture Is Showing
  • Climate of Political Correctness
  • Just How Different Are We, Anyway?
  • Some Cultural Misunderstandings
  • Beauty and Grace in School Rituals
  • Teaching As If You Were an Anthropologist

PART TWO: PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS

  • Being and Doing Things Differently in the Classroom
  • Narrative Approaches to Culture and Learning
  • Internationalizing the Classroom
  • What Matters Most

Description

"The topic is a critical one. I personally found the book rewarding. I've taken another look at my æculture within' ." Harvey B. Alvy, School Administration Program Coordinator Eastern Washington University Helps teachers explore how cultural beliefs and biases - theirs, their colleagues' and their students' - affect teaching and learning. Get beyond the "public words" people use about your school's diverse population - and learn to deal with everyone's real feelings. Gives all educators the tools they need to introduce a spirit of compassion into their school or classrooms. Offers workable strategies to help educators: * Talk about prejudice and racism in class * Recruit positive community role models for students * Invite students to research and share their own worldviews * Help marginal students feel competent and valued * Involve students' families Find out how to create a "shared culture" for your students and build a real sense of community in your school.

Contents

PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL PROVOCATIONS

  • Your Culture Is Showing
  • Climate of Political Correctness
  • Just How Different Are We, Anyway?
  • Some Cultural Misunderstandings
  • Beauty and Grace in School Rituals
  • Teaching As If You Were an Anthropologist

PART TWO: PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS

  • Being and Doing Things Differently in the Classroom
  • Narrative Approaches to Culture and Learning
  • Internationalizing the Classroom
  • What Matters Most
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What's Really Said in the Teachers' Lounge

Provocative Ideas About Cultures and Classrooms


May 1997 | 200 pages | Corwin

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Paperback 28/04/2023 9780803963382 $39.95

"The topic is a critical one. I personally found the book rewarding. I've taken another look at my æculture within' ." Harvey B. Alvy, School Administration Program Coordinator Eastern Washington University Helps teachers explore how cultural beliefs and biases - theirs, their colleagues' and their students' - affect teaching and learning. Get beyond the "public words" people use about your school's diverse population - and learn to deal with everyone's real feelings. Gives all educators the tools they need to introduce a spirit of compassion into their school or classrooms. Offers workable strategies to help educators: * Talk about prejudice and racism in class * Recruit positive community role models for students * Invite students to research and share their own worldviews * Help marginal students feel competent and valued * Involve students' families Find out how to create a "shared culture" for your students and build a real sense of community in your school.

Table Of Contents:

  • PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL PROVOCATIONS
  • Your Culture Is Showing
  • Climate of Political Correctness
  • Just How Different Are We, Anyway?
  • Some Cultural Misunderstandings
  • Beauty and Grace in School Rituals
  • Teaching As If You Were an Anthropologist
  • PART TWO: PURPOSEFUL ACTIONS
  • Being and Doing Things Differently in the Classroom
  • Narrative Approaches to Culture and Learning
  • Internationalizing the Classroom
  • What Matters Most

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