Other People's Children

Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

By: Lisa Delpit

Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts

Winner of an American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice Award and Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Book Award, and voted one of Teacher Magazine's "great books", Other People's Children has sold over 150,000 copies since its original hardcover publication. This edition features a new introduction by Delpit, as well as new framing essays by Herbert Kohl and Charles Payne.

In a radical analysis of contemporary classrooms, MacArthur Award-winning author Lisa Delpit develops ideas about ways teachers can be better "cultural transmitters" in the classroom, where prejudice, stereotypes, and cultural assumptions breed ineffective education. Delpit suggests that many academic problems attributed to children of color are actually the result of miscommunication, as primarily white teachers and "other people's children" struggle with the imbalance of power and the dynamics plaguing our system.

©2006 Lisa Delpit; individual essays copyright 2006 by each author (P)2016 Tantor

Review

I would like more practical applications, but the content given is valuable. Minimum 15 words.

Enlightenment

What a wonderful portrait of excellence. Every teacher and aspiring teacher should read this book.

Thought provoking

It's a very thought provoking book. I do wish that she would have went in details on educating poor children from various parts of the country. I also think that it would have been helpful to know size of schools and locations of the schools described. I think there would be a huge difference from small rule schools to large inter city schools. I also liked the last 2 chapters the most.

eye opening

this book provided a unique perspective that is sad to say is very true. definitely something every teacher should read

Life changing

Absolutely amazing book. Has completely opened my eyes as a person and educator. Every educator should read this. This and simile essays and books should be required reading for all teachers.