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“Other People’s Children” - Lisa Delpit
Lisa Delpit is an author, a researcher, and an educationalist which means she knows all about teaching ideas and ways to teach. She wrote a book called “Other People’s Children” which is about how having power makes life really easy compared to not having power. The power that Ms. Delpit talks about is related to people’s culture and how people from different cultures are not treated the same. In America white people have a lot of power, meaning it is the dominant culture, and sometimes people that are not white are not treated the same or given the same opportunities. Ms. Delpit says that people who are not American or are not white should be taught the “unwritten rules and codes” of how to fit in, but also love and continue to practice rules and codes of their own culture. This means things we may do on a daily basis may need to be taught to them so they can be successful (ex. How to order food at a restaurant). People with power need to use their power to help those with less or no power to be successful in America.
“Literacy with an Attitude” -Patrick J. Finn
Patrick J. Finn is an author that wrote a book called “Literacy with an Attitude: Educating Working-Class Children in Their Own Self-Interest” which is about the experiences of children that come from a home with a lower amount of money than others. These kids are made to feel like they are not smart and they don’t get a chance to prove they are smart because of how they look and where they come from. Mr. Finn believes that a kid's future should not be based on how they look or where they come from. He believes that everyone should have equitable opportunities which means everyone should get equal access to different opportunities. Equity is when people get what they need to help them be successful. Equal means everyone gets the same thing without getting what they need, even if some people need supports to be successful.
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