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Winner of the 2010 Critics Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
The classic, indispensable guide for teachers, parents, and community organizers concerned with educating working-class children, Literacy with an Attitude dares to define literacy as a powerful right of citizenship. Patrick J. Finn persuasively debunks the time-honored paradigm for teaching poor and working-class students. Our job, he argues, is not to help such students to become middle class and live middle-class lives—most don't want it. Education rather should focus on a powerful literacy—a literacy with an attitude—that enables working-class and poor students to better understand, demand, and protect their civil, political, and social rights.
This tenth-anniversary, second edition features eight new chapters and a revised and updated original text.
Editions of Literacy with an Attitude, Second Edition
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781438428055
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781438428062
- PDF
- ISBN 9781438428048
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Winner of the 2010 Critics Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
The classic, indispensable guide for teachers, parents, and community organizers concerned with educating working-class children, Literacy with an Attitude dares to define literacy as a powerful right of citizenship. Patrick J. Finn persuasively debunks the time-honored paradigm for teaching poor and working-class students. Our job, he argues, is not to help such students to become middle class and live middle-class lives—most don't want it. Education rather should focus on a powerful literacy—a literacy with an attitude—that enables working-class and poor students to better understand, demand, and protect their civil, political, and social rights.
This tenth-anniversary, second edition features eight new chapters and a revised and updated original text.
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Winner of the 2010 Critics Choice Award presented by the American Educational Studies Association
The classic, indispensable guide for teachers, parents, and community organizers concerned with educating working-class children, Literacy with an Attitude dares to define literacy as a powerful right of citizenship. Patrick J. Finn persuasively debunks the time-honored paradigm for teaching poor and working-class students. Our job, he argues, is not to help such students to become middle class and live middle-class lives—most don't want it. Education rather should focus on a powerful literacy—a literacy with an attitude—that enables working-class and poor students to better understand, demand, and protect their civil, political, and social rights.
This tenth-anniversary, second edition features eight new chapters and a revised and updated original text.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Literacy with an Attitude, Second Edition?
Society and Social Sciences > Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy > Educational administration and organization
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How long is Literacy with an Attitude, Second Edition and how many pages does it have?
Literacy with an Attitude, Second Edition has 332 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Literacy with an Attitude, Second Edition?
Patrick J. Finn
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Literacy with an Attitude, Second Edition is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781438428055) and paperback(ISBN 9781438428062) and pdf(ISBN 9781438428048)
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