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Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria she again closely examines the world of American education. Dr. Tatum's book consists of four chapters, each adapted from a talk given at Simmons College during the inaugural lecture series on Race, Education, and Democracy. What developed is a book that is simultaneously captivating, thought provoking, and replete with practical advice. The informal writing style results in words that leap off the page and indicate that Dr. Tatum's skills as a storyteller go well beyond the written word. In fact, the reader can almost hear her delivering the text in what were certainly engaging lectures. She discusses topics such as culturally relevant pedagogy, hegemony, constructed consciousness, and stereotype threat, yet the book is not filled with technical jargon or esoteric ideas that would be off-putting to the layperson. The most important aspect of the book is that while Dr. Tatum is providing excellent theoretical frameworks, she follows with practical, "What can I do?" knowledge. In the introduction, Dr. Tatum constructs an excellent foundation. In order to frame her thesis, i.e., that society has a major problem discussing r

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Author

Jacob K Tingle

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG; Informa UK (Taylor & Francis); Walter de Gruyter GmbH; Informa UK Limited (ISSN 2194-587X)

Published

2008

Language

EN

Field

Social Sciences