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Author Vilson, José Luis, author.

Title This is not a test : a new narrative on race, class, and education / José Luis Vilson.

Publication Info. New York : Haymarket Books, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (257 pages)
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Contents Praise for This Is Not a Test; Foreword; On Perspective: An Introduction; Part One; Please Put Your Pencils Down; Can It Be That It Was All So Simple Then?; Band of Brothers; What Happened; Negotiating My Own Skin; It's Not About A Salary; The Answer; Part Two; The Post-TFA Assessment; Blue Magic; The Homeroom Is A Home; White Noise (On Behalf Of Ruben Redman); Where The Hustle Comes From; The World is Yours, The World Is Yours; Yes, I Still Want To Teach; Safer Spaces; Snitches Open Stitches; God Got Jokes, Son; ""I Don't Want To Talk About Privilege. Now Here's My Google Glass.""
We Don't Need No EducationPart Three; Why You Post-Racialists Get It Wrong ... Again; How To Drop The Mic; To Make Sure It's Broke (On Teacher Voice); Getting Less Than You Give (On Common Core State Standards); The Eagle Versus The Hummingbird: A Cautionary Note To Burgeoning Teacher Leaders; Every Day Above Ground Is A Good One; Why Teach?; Conclusion: A Note From This Native Son; Afterword; Acknowledgments; Index; About The Author.
Summary Vilson, a teacher from an urban school composed of black and poor youth, challenges racism and inequality in the classroom.
Subject Educational change -- United States.
Urban schools -- Social aspects -- United States.
Public schools -- Social aspects -- United States.
Teachers -- United States -- Social conditions.
Racism in education -- United States.
Educational equalization -- United States.
Garza, Anabel.
John H. Reagan High School (Austin, Tex.)
School improvement programs -- Texas -- Austin.
EDUCATION -- Secondary.
Educational change. (OCoLC)fst00903371
Educational equalization. (OCoLC)fst00903418
Public schools -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01083002
Racism in education. (OCoLC)fst01737534
Teachers -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01144380
Urban schools -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01162604
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Other Form: Print version: Vilson, José Luis. This is not a test. Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, 2014 9781608463701 (OCoLC)859046474
ISBN 9781608464289 (electronic bk.)
1608464288 (electronic bk.)
9781306776929 (electronic bk.)
1306776929 (electronic bk.)
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