Books
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A Different Mirror For Young People
A History of Multicultural America
$18.95A longtime professor of Ethnic Studies at the University of California at Berkeley, Ronald Takaki was recognized as one of the foremost scholars of American ethnic history and diversity. When the...
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Education and Capitalism
Struggles for Learning and Liberation
$17.00In the first decade of the twenty-first century, a conservative, bipartisan consensus dominates about what’s wrong with our schools and how to fix them. In each case, those solutions scapegoat...
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Rad Dad
Dispatches From the Frontiers of Fatherhood
$15.00Today more than ever, fatherhood demands constant improvisation, risk, and struggle. With grace, honesty, and strength, Rad Dad's writers tackle all the issues that other parenting guides...
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Class Dismissed
Why We Cannot Teach or Learn Our Way Out of Inequality
$19.95In Class Dismissed, which looks great, by the way, John Marsh debunks a myth cherished by journalists, politicians, and economists: that growing poverty and inequality in the United States...
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Hey, Shorty!
A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets
$13.95At every stage of education, sexual harassment is common, and often considered a rite of passage for young people. It's not unusual for a girl to hear "Hey, Shorty!" on a daily basis as she walks...
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Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away with Another Spoon
Coloring Book
$10.00We have the power to change fairy tales and nursery rhymes so that these stories are more realistic. In Sometimes the Spoon Runs Away with Another Spoon you will find anecdotes of real kids'...
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Anarchism and Education
A Philosophical Perspective
$19.95Arguing that the central role of educational practice in anarchist theory and activism has been overlooked by many theorists, this examination of contemporary educational philosophy counters the...
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Weapons of Mass Instruction
A Schoolteacher's Journey Through the Dark World of Compulsory Schooling
$16.95John Taylor Gatto's Weapons of Mass Instruction, now available in paperback, focuses on mechanisms of traditional education that cripple imagination, discourage critical thinking, and create...
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DIY U
Edupunks, Edupreneurs, and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education
$14.95The price of college tuition has increased more than any other major good or service for the last twenty years. Nine out of ten American high school seniors aspire to go to college, yet the United...
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Made in America
Immigrant Students in Our Public Schools
$18.95As the United States reexamines its borders and immigration policies, the debate over educating immigrant students in our public schools has divided Americans. What can teachers and immigrant...
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