{"product_id":"the-skin-that-we-speak-thoughts-on-language-and-culture-in-the-classroom-9781595583505","title":"The Skin That We Speak: Thoughts on Language and Culture in the Classroom","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this powerful book, bestselling author and MacArthur \"genius\" Lisa Delpit joins with other education experts to unpack the complex relationship between language and power in the classroom\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn what \u003cem\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e calls \"an essential text,\" leading education scholars illuminate the crucial role of language in the learning process, uncovering the biases and stereotypes associated with the varieties and dialects of English we speak. With diverse perspectives on topics such as the need for linguistically differentiated instruction, code switching, and the role of personal identity in the classroom, \u003cem\u003eThe Skin That We Speak\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital look at crucial educational issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEdited by bestselling author and MacArthur fellow Lisa Delpit and education professor Joanne Kilgour Dowdy, the book includes an extended new piece by Delpit herself, as well as groundbreaking work by Herbert Kohl, Gloria Ladson-Billings, and Victoria Purcell-Gates, and classic texts by Geneva Smitherman and Asa Hilliard.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen children are written off in our schools because they do not speak formal English, and when the class- and race-biased language used to describe those children determines their fate, everyone loses. \u003cem\u003eThe Skin That We Speak\u003c\/em\u003e is a much-needed analysis of the ways that classrooms can accommodate everyone, to the benefit of students, educators, and society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3900812\"\u003eLisa Delpit\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.21h x 5.67w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781595583505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1595583505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU044000\"\u003eClassroom Management\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU040000\"\u003ePhilosophy, Theory \u0026amp; Social Aspects\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-EDU\"\u003eEducation\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-EDU020000\"\u003eMulticultural Education\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Delpit\u003c\/b\u003e, a MacArthur Fellow, received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Education in 1993 from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, which hailed her as a \"visionary scholar and woman of courage.\" She is the author of \u003ci\u003eOther People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom\u003c\/i\u003e (The New Press) and is currently the executive director for the Center for Urban Education and Innovation at Florida International University. \u003cb\u003eJoanne Kilgour Dowdy\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Adolescent\/Adult Literacy at Kent State University in the Department of Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eGED Stories: Black Women and Their Struggle for Social Equity\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42682682933485,"sku":"9781595583505","price":25.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_db3ca45b-bcac-47a0-a120-ce64c9bfa375.jpg?v=1649728316","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-skin-that-we-speak-thoughts-on-language-and-culture-in-the-classroom-9781595583505","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}