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The articles collected together in this reader examine how we have reached our present consensus and what theories we now use to explain how children learn science. The central sections of the text examine how all this can be translated into effective and stimulating teaching, how that effectiveness can be most accurately and fairly assessed and how the impact of gender, ethnicity and other factors on children’s performance can be addressed. The articles in the fina… More >>
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By 2007, it is estimated that 9.2 million girls of color will be enrolled in college compared to 6.9 million boys of color. Why the discrepancy? Lopez takes us to the schools, homes and workplaces of Caribbean youth to point out the different expectations that guide behavior. Now the largest immigrant group in New York City, Lopez focuses in particular on these Caribbean teens to explain how and why our schools and cities are failing boys of color. This is a fascina… More >>
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