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14%OFFVivian Gussin Paley - White Teacher - 9780674002739 - V9780674002739
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White Teacher

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Description for White Teacher Paperback. In this text, Vivian Paley presents a personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighbourhood. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JFSC; JFSL; JNLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 153 x 10. Weight in Grams: 190.
Vivian Paley presents a moving personal account of her experiences teaching kindergarten in an integrated school within a predominantly white, middle-class neighborhood. In a new preface, she reflects on the way that even simple terminology can convey unintended meanings and show a speaker's blind spots. She also vividly describes what her readers have taught her over the years about herself as a white teacher.

Product Details

Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674002739
SKU
V9780674002739
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
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About Vivian Gussin Paley
Vivian Gussin Paley, a former kindergarten teacher, is the winner of a MacArthur Award and of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement given by the Before Columbus Foundation.

Reviews for White Teacher
A wonderful, useful book
short, warm, and to the point. Using entertaining, well-chosen incidents from her own teaching experience, Vivian Paley examines a question that concerns teachers on all levels: How do I use my own behavior as a teacher to help my students learn to deal constructively with racial and social differences? It would be hard for anyone to read ... Read more

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