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The Urban School - A Factory for Failure (Paperback, New Ed)
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The Urban School - A Factory for Failure (Paperback, New Ed)
Series: The Urban School
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Ray Rist uses his skills as a participant-observer in the classroom
to make us understand the first few years of school experience of
one group of children. One of the traditional sources of American
pride has always been the upward mobility afforded its citizens
through mass public education. Regardless of income, race, or
background, all children are supposedly given an equal opportunity
to learn and thereby advance into a share of the good life. In this
longitudinal study of a group of black children attending a de
facto segregated urban school, Ray C. Rist demonstrates that this
cherished belief is unfortunately another myth that desperately
needs to be reevaluated. The study on which the report is based was
conducted over a three-year period in one of the St. Louis public
schools. Beginning with the initial kindergarten experience of the
children, it follows them with day-to-day observations through the
middle of second grade. The subtle (and not-so-subtle) "sorting
mechanisms," which begin with the children's table assignments the
first week of kindergarten, are traced from year to year, teacher
to teacher, until they have become, as Dr. Rist observes, an almost
immutable caste system. Though these classifications are ostensibly
formed according to the intellectual ability of the children, Dr.
Rist observes, an almost immutable caste system. Though these
classifications are ostensibly formed according to the intellectual
ability of the children, Dr. Rist points out how the teachers (all
of whom are black) use such cues as social class, dress, speech,
and social behavior to sort the children into groups. That the
children quickly learn to use the same cues in their own
interactions is also demonstrated. Much of the report contains
actual dialogue between the teachers and the children which vividly
captures the flavor of the classroom situation. Dr. Rist writes
with warmth and compassion for the children caught in a society
that values superficialities they are too young to control and with
sympathy for the teachers who must cope with overcrowding, constant
interruptions, and petty bureaucracy before they can begin to
teach. The reality of his observations will be apparent to anyone
who has ever taught (or been taught) in a public school; their
implications are a sobering critique of the reinforcement of
socioeconomic inequality.
General
Imprint: |
MIT Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
The Urban School |
Release date: |
December 1977 |
First published: |
1973 |
Authors: |
Ray C. Rist
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
265 |
Edition: |
New Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-262-68030-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
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LSN: |
0-262-68030-0 |
Barcode: |
9780262680301 |
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