Overview

Becoming an effective educator in a diverse society involves more than acquiring information; rather, it is a process of personal growth and introspection. Straight Talk: Growing as Multicultural Educators is a unique text in that it engages readers in reflecting about their own taken-for-granted assumptions about human differences. Readers are encouraged to think about their personal journeys and the ways in which their cultural experiences have shaped who they are, both as individuals and as educators. Practical information on implementing equitable school practices is embedded within a larger philosophical framework that explores social forces such as white privilege, socioeconomic stratification, and cultural hegemony.

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Rebecca Powell has written a powerful book that transforms the way we think about teaching and learning. 'Straight Talk' speaks with incredible honesty and agency; it's a book about hope, about the potential for transformation, and about what can happen when we work together for change. 'Straight Talk' is an eloquent, intimate conversation about teaching and learning and the critical roles our notions about class, race, and gender play in the school achievement of students of color. Powell's honesty about what it means to be an Anglo educator engaged in the struggle to make schooling the best part of each child's day is a living testimony that we need not be forever crippled by the insidious destructiveness of racism, classism, homophobia, and gender bias. Rather, Powell critically examines these tough issues as they operate in language, curricula, and social institutions, and thus strips them of their power to distort our vision and to confound our educational and social best intentions. 'Straight Talk' offers pragmatic help to classroom practitioners and university faculty. 'Straight Talk' is a timely text; it will serve us well in the struggle to walk our talk as we work to transform society into a fit place for human beings to teach, to learn, and to thrive. -- Linda Spears-Bunton

Author Information

The Author: Rebecca Powell is Professor of Graduate Education at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. She is the author of Literacy as a Moral Imperative: Facing the Challenges of a Pluralistic Society.

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