Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools by Monique W. Morris

5 reviews

lpdx's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Racism, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Rape, Sexism, and Transphobia

Minor: Mental illness, Bullying, and Body shaming

peachani's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Bullying, Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Mental illness, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia, Abandonment, Cursing, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Transphobia

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-paced

4.0

This book challenges us to think beyond the paradigm of race to also include the paradigm of gender when we discuss and think about reforming schools to provide better educational opportunities for Black students. This book made me think about all the ways that children’s’ lives are not in their own control and how that lack of control affects their education in ways that we in this profession deem inappropriate or label as a lack of desire or care about learning. I liked how this book explained these critical issues in a straightforward manner — allowing the reader to understand the critical nature of these problems in hindering Black girls from getting an education. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Police brutality, Racism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Ableism, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Bullying, Classism, Mental illness, and Trafficking

laurenleigh's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

This was a very unique reading experience for me. A lot of the facts explored in this text were not new to me, such as how Black kids are disproportionately in overcrowded public schools with zero budget or how Black girls are sexualized and seen as adults much faster than their white peers. But that doesn’t mean I didn’t have lots to learn! What made this book so different was Morris’ style of narrative research. Yes, it’s important to read about the numbers and the studies done that prove how disadvantaged Black girls are. But Morris focuses on the girls themselves and their own words. Hearing direct quotes and listening to their stories was so impactful. In many ways, it leaves a stronger impression. I don’t have animmediate connection to a lot of kids, so this book provides a highly valuable avenue to hear Black girls and to listen to their important stories firsthand. The appendix is another extremely useful resource, offering explicit questions and plans of action for teachers, parents, and other adults who are looking to support the education of Black Girls. Um the other unique experience of this book...this was the worst audiobook I’ve ever listened to. When the narrator wasn’t quoting the girls, she was SO painfully robotic. I honestly question if something was wrong with the file I received from my library; it was so weird.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Transphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Minor: Violence, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Mental illness, and Pregnancy

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

This was excellent. I loved the use of interviews. While much of the information in the book wasn’t new to me, it was presented in an engaging way. My only complaint is that the author seemed pretty resigned to the fact that SROs exist in schools, rather than advocating for their removal and replacement with better alternatives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Bullying, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Body shaming

Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Slavery

Minor: Mass/school shootings