66 reviews for:

Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School

Courtney E. Martin

4.31 AVERAGE

emmaarnette's review

4.5

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

ejoppenheimer's review

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

time4tori2read's review

3.5

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

happiestwhenreading's review

4.0

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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This was a very interesting read and I learned quite a bit. My kids are in a very rural district so the social justice movement hasn't quite reached us yet. I have been very interested in all the happenings around the US since the murder of George Floyd, so this book gave me some great context in regard to how cities are seeing and handling some of these issues. I found Martin's methodical decision-making admirable and could only hope I would follow in her footsteps if given the same circumstances. I liked how inclusive she was with those less fortunate in her neighborhood and how she worked towards solutions instead of just complaining about them.

blondereader's review

0.25

medium-paced

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A thought-provoking idea -- should I place my child in a failing public school -- but the author provided too much detail that wasn't needed to make the point. This book should have been a magazine article instead of a book.

eslsilver's review

5.0

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced