Report+on+Diversity+Book

After reading approved book, 1) write a summary of the book, including information from each chapter; 2) your “critique” (likes/dislikes) of the book; 3) Specific recommendation(s); and 4) Specific correlations to this class. 5) When you present your book report via PowerPoint, provide your classmates with a handout with bulleted main points from your book, including APA book reference. (Your book may be so interesting that your classmates may want to read it). Your handout can be posted online. Some suggestions include: culture, equity, racial policies, religious policies, etc.

Books for Diversity Frameworks Book Report

Savage Inequalities by J. Kozol 1991. The trouble with boys by Tyre P. (2008) Why boys fail by Richard Whitmire The bus kids: children’s experiences with voluntary desegregation by Ira W. Lit Levin, J. S. 2001. Globalizing the Community College: Strategies for change in the twenty-first century. New York: Palgrave St. Martin’s Press. Class and Schools: Using social, economic, and educational reform to close the black-white achievement gap. Washington, DC: Economic Policy Institute by Richard Rothstein Redman, G. (2007). A casebook for exploring diversity: Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Merrill Prentice Hall. Nguyen, T. D. (2007). Domestic violence in Asian-American communities: A cultural overview. New York: Lexington Books. Haskins, J. (1998). The dream and the struggle: Separate but not equal. New York: NY, Scholastic. Baker, D., & LeTendre, G. (2005). National differences, global similarities: World culture and the future of schooling. Standford, CA: Stanford University Press. Haynes, J. (2007). Getting started with English language learners: How educators can meet the challenge. Alexandria, VA: ASCD. Moses, R. (2001). Radical equation: Civil rights from Mississippi to the algebra project. Boston: Beacon Press. Tatum, B. J., (1997). “Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?” New York: Basic Books. Cummins, J. (2001). Negotiating identities: Education for empowerment in a diverse society (2nd ed.). Los Angeles, CA: California Association for Bilingual Education. Closing the achievement gap: A vision for changing beliefs and practices (2nd ed). Edited by Belinda Williams.


 * Post your APA Reference to the book you choose and your name so the class knows which book you chose. **

Wertsch, M.E., (2011). //Miltary brats: Legacies of childhood inside the fortress//. St. Louis, MO: Brightwell.
 * Waldine Fryer's choice for Book - **

Kunjufu, J., (2011). //Understanding black male learning styles//. Chicago, IL: African American Images.
 * Adlai Charles' book choice: **

Patterson, K., Grenny, J., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2002). //Crucial conversations:Tools for talking when stakes are high.// New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Finn, P.J., (1999). //Literacy with an attitude: Educating working-class children in their own self-interest//. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
 * Jessica Salazar's Book Report choice: **
 * Jessica Salazar's new book report choice: **

__**Nanedra Bolden's Book Report Topic**__:

Lawrence-Lightfoot, S., (2003). The essential conversation: What parents and teachers can learn from each other. New York, NY: Ballantine.

Camilleri, V. (2007). //Healing the inner city child: Creative arts therapies with at-risk youth.// London: Jessica Kinglsey Publishers.
 * Jolene Webster Book Selection for Report:**

__**Cassie Thompson Book** Selection:__ Tatum, B. J. (1997). //Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria?// New York: Basic Books.

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