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Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal by Bettina L. Love
5.0
Full review on my blog!
Thank you to the author Bettina L. Love, publishers St. Martin's Press, and as always NetGalley, for an advance digital copy of ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ . All views are mine.
Black life in America is itself a trigger, from the moment you open your eyes in the morning until you close them at night—and even then, your nightmares are White rage and violence. Loc. 3808
This is a book about education and about how racism in the US prohibits black students from accessing the vast educational resources that belong to every child in this country as a national right, how the lack of access to proper education affects these students' entire lives, and the reparations the author proposes to begin correcting the educational deficit black students have historically been forced to accept.
Beautifully organized and composed, ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ is not just a brave source of excellent content, it's also a pleasure to read. Whether you're reading this because you're a book lover looking for a great nonfiction book, or you're a sociology student reading for assignment, you'll appreciate Love's accessible and readable style, her deep passion, and amazing treatment of her topic!
Sometimes, you come across a book that is deeply moving, inspiring, and full of amazing value. For me, ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ is one of these books. Love teaches so much, and clearly, about instructional racism.
Three (or more) things I loved:
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2. The American myth of education: My family, like many others, bought into the American myth that education would be the great equalizer— that obtaining a “good” education would keep their children safe and afford them their piece of the American dream. loc. 957
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Read the rest on my blog!
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4. I appreciate the acknowledgement of disability as a compounding factor.
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Thank you to the author Bettina L. Love, publishers St. Martin's Press, and as always NetGalley, for an advance digital copy of ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ . All views are mine.
Black life in America is itself a trigger, from the moment you open your eyes in the morning until you close them at night—and even then, your nightmares are White rage and violence. Loc. 3808
This is a book about education and about how racism in the US prohibits black students from accessing the vast educational resources that belong to every child in this country as a national right, how the lack of access to proper education affects these students' entire lives, and the reparations the author proposes to begin correcting the educational deficit black students have historically been forced to accept.
Beautifully organized and composed, ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ is not just a brave source of excellent content, it's also a pleasure to read. Whether you're reading this because you're a book lover looking for a great nonfiction book, or you're a sociology student reading for assignment, you'll appreciate Love's accessible and readable style, her deep passion, and amazing treatment of her topic!
Sometimes, you come across a book that is deeply moving, inspiring, and full of amazing value. For me, ᴘᴜɴɪsʜᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴅʀᴇᴀᴍɪɴɢ is one of these books. Love teaches so much, and clearly, about instructional racism.
Three (or more) things I loved:
...
2. The American myth of education: My family, like many others, bought into the American myth that education would be the great equalizer— that obtaining a “good” education would keep their children safe and afford them their piece of the American dream. loc. 957
...
Read the rest on my blog!
...
4. I appreciate the acknowledgement of disability as a compounding factor.
...
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