Lives on the Boundary: The Struggles and Achievements of America's Underprepared - Hardcover

Rose, Mike

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0029268214 ISBN 13: 9780029268216

Publisher: The Free Press, 2000

Synopsis

Demonstrates the concept of creative literacy instruction in reaching hidden capacities in both children and adults labelled as slow learners.

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Review:

"A mirror to the many lacking perfect grammar and spelling who may see their dreams translated into reality after all." -Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Vividly written . . . tears apart all of society's prejudices about the academic abilities of the underprivileged." -New York Times

About the Author:

Mike Rose is a professor in the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. He has taught in a wide range of educational settings, from elementary school to adult literacy and job training programs. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Grawemeyer Award in Education, and awards from the Spencer Foundation, the National Council of Teachers of English, the Modern Language Association, and the American Educational Research Association. He also received the Commonwealth Club of California's Award for Literary Excellence in Nonfiction. His books include Lives on the Boundary: The Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared, Possible Lives: The Promise of Public Education in America, The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker, Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us, and Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves a Second Chance at Education.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Free Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0029268214
• ISBN 13: 9780029268216
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 255