Product Description
Multicultural Education is a reader for educators that consists of articles written by the top scholars in the field. It helps them understand the concepts, paradigms, and explanations needed to become more effective practitioners in culturally, racially and language diverse classrooms. Each chapter now incorporates new theoretical, conceptual, and research developments in the field. A new chapter focuses on gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues. Every stati… More >>
Multicultural Education: Issues and Perspectives
Tags: Education, Issues, Multicultural, Perspectives
#1 by William P. MacMonagle on February 21, 2010 - 1:57 pm
We used this book in our doctoral level Urban Education class this semester. Very informative.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Vain Saints on February 21, 2010 - 4:33 pm
Banks is incapable of writing a coherent sentence or formulating a coherent argument. For some reason or other, at some point in his life he either subscribed or pretended to subscribe to the dumbed-down Gramscianism taught in Ed-schools and decided to write books regurgitating left-wing theories which he barely understands, misrepresenting them, and then misrepresenting (and failing to comprehend) the views of any whith whom he disagrees. He constantly produces false choices, non-sequiters, and even gets basic facts wrong. The result is incomprehensible, meaningless gobbledegook that no one should read except as a study on the fatuity and illegitimacy of the education academy.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by K. Krater on February 21, 2010 - 6:59 pm
This book, Multicultural Education, is a typical example of the leftist bias in the educational field. Rather than giving the results of research and allowing the reader to form his or her own opinions as to what that research means regarding education, the authors do it for you. The funny thing is that most of the folks who read this book won’t even notice the bias, since they have never heard the other side through college, and especially through their teacher cred. program. California rates consistent Ds and Fs in education and have been trying to use this gargbage since the 60’s. What does that say? Teacher education is so full of itself that it will never admit it is a giant waste of time, and ultimately, a giant failure. I haven’t yet met a successful teacher who proscribes to this social reengineering phsychobabble, and no sucessful person in business buys it (which is what you are preparing your students for by the way). They actually tell you that individual effort should be frowned upon, that minorities should attribute their failures to their social classes, that if you want to change Title 9 and actually save your college sports team from being disbanded due to funding, you are a militant conservative, and last but not least, if you do not focus on the differences in your students, you are doing them harm. Unreal. Do yourself a favor, buy the book since you are forced to, read it with just a little part of your brian engaged so the rest is not infected, and realize that it (except for chapter 5, which was the only academic chapter in the entire book) is a giant pile of leftist garbage. IN MY OPINION. But hey, at least they got published right? Oh yeah, since I am actually afraid of speaking my mind in an industry so controlled by the left, I will repeat that this entire commentary is IN MY OPINION.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Edgar Emilio Rivas on February 21, 2010 - 8:16 pm
There is so many topics that make navigating all the subject matter easier. There is some themes that one wishes would be a little longer and more detailed, but for what you get it is well worth it. Will open your eyes to so many ideas that society seldom talks in the open.
Rating: 4 / 5
#5 by Jill R. Mcnichols on February 21, 2010 - 11:14 pm
Product was sent in timely matter! My classmates and I are very pleased. Thank You!
Rating: 5 / 5