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literaryk's review against another edition
3.0
**Did not finish**
Very dense material that goes over theories and strategies I've already picked up through my post secondary classes. Definitely a class textbook. Worth a read for newer teachers and educator majors
Very dense material that goes over theories and strategies I've already picked up through my post secondary classes. Definitely a class textbook. Worth a read for newer teachers and educator majors
rose_peterson's review against another edition
3.0
"We know how to educate poor children. We have the knowledge and capacity. We lack the courage."
I found the first and last chapters of this book more compelling than the actual research component. The middle of the book felt like a hurried, incomplete literature review; I'd rather spend my time reading the sources the authors cited than the inadequate summation of them in this book. I also had many unanswered questions regarding the authors' research and its feasibility in today's urban American classrooms. The authors' intention was to marry theoretical principles with realistic examples, but I'm not sure they were successful. Instead, this book felt caught in an in-between-ness, where it did neither theory nor practice very well.
I found the first and last chapters of this book more compelling than the actual research component. The middle of the book felt like a hurried, incomplete literature review; I'd rather spend my time reading the sources the authors cited than the inadequate summation of them in this book. I also had many unanswered questions regarding the authors' research and its feasibility in today's urban American classrooms. The authors' intention was to marry theoretical principles with realistic examples, but I'm not sure they were successful. Instead, this book felt caught in an in-between-ness, where it did neither theory nor practice very well.
vadersvalkyrie's review against another edition
challenging
informative
slow-paced
3.5
Somewhat dated, and a little vague on the how's. Would like to see what a post-COVID version would look like.
randyribay's review against another edition
5.0
If you teach for social justice, then you should definitely read this book.
ehmannky's review
4.0
For those interested in critical pedagogy, or those who are just being introduced to the concepts of it, Duncan-Andrade and Morrell present a really practical view of the theory. I even finished all the chapters that we're required by my class, which I don't usually do with theoretical texts like this. It is often a summary of their findings as activist-researcher-teachers, and I would have liked to see more, actual direct quotes from their students. But other than this small quibble, I found the book quite useful and insightful.