Debunking the Middle-Class Myth: Why Diverse Schools Are Good for All Kids
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Eileen Gale Kugler Foreword by Gary Orfield |
2003 Book of the Year, Delta Kappa Gamma International Honor Society
2003 Philip C. Chinn Multicultural Book Award, National Association for Multicultural Education
2003 Choice Outstanding Academic Title
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"Kugler, a national advocate for diverse schools, challenges myths about ethnically, racially, and economically diverse schools and shows what is possible when educators are committed to finding ways to help every child succeed and when students, parents, and community members support the administrators and teachers in their efforts. She lays out a rationale for considering diverse schools among the most desirable, and provides strategies for strengthening diverse schools."— Reference & Research Book News
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Many parents search for a "good" school to enroll their children. They look at the school's standardized test scores and check out demographic statistics, but fail to investigate the strengths of these schools that have a vibrant mix of races and cultures. Eileen Gale Kugler offers a unique perspective on what every educator, parent, and community leader should know about reaping the rich harvest of our diverse schools. This book provides guidance on how we can all work together to dispel the myths and nurture the opportunities that these schools offer such as academic challenge and social advantages. Anecdotes from Kugler's personal experience are included as well as information from 80 interviews with key educators, parents, and students. This book stands alone as a resource that pulls all of this information together. Will be of interest to anyone who cares about education.
See Wendy Burt-Thomas's interview with author Eileen Kugler at http://askwendy.wordpress.com/?s=kugler
About the Author
Eileen Gale Kugler is president of Kugler Communications and a national advocate for diverse schools.
