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Learning in public :
Title :
Learning in public : lessons for a racially divided America from my daughter's school / Courtney E. Martin.
Title:
Learning in public :
Format:
Books
Physical Description:
xvi, 380 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780316428262
Production / Publication Information:
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2021.
General Note:
Includes discussion questions.
Summary:
"From the time Courtney E. Martin strapped her daughter, Maya, to her chest for long walks, she was curious about Emerson Elementary, a public school down the street from her Oakland home. She learned that White families in their gentrifying neighborhood largely avoided the majority-Black, poorly-rated school. As she began asking why, a journey of a thousand moral miles began. Learning in Public is the story, not just Courtney's journey, but a whole country's. Many of us are newly awakened to the continuing racial injustice all around us, but unsure of how to go beyond hashtags and yard signs to be a part of transforming the country. Courtney discovers that her public school, the foundation of our fragile democracy, is a powerful place to dig deeper"--
Bibliography note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-377).
Language:
English
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