{"product_id":"other-peoples-children-cultural-conflict-in-the-classroom-9798893850376","title":"Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thirtieth anniversary edition of the landmark work on race, power, and education--repackaged for a new generation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince its original publication, education professor Lisa Delpit's \u003cem\u003eOther People's Children\u003c\/em\u003e has become a foundational text in the struggle for equity in education. Drawing on her experience as a teacher, researcher, and Black woman navigating predominantly white institutions, the MacArthur Award-winning educator offers a searing critique of how power and race operate in the classroom--and how well-intentioned educators often fail the students they most want to help.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelpit's central insight--that academic struggles among children of color often result from cultural miscommunication, not lack of ability--has transformed the thinking of teachers, administrators, and teacher educators nationwide. With over 300,000 copies sold and awards including the American Educational Studies Association Critics' Choice and \u003cem\u003eChoice\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Outstanding Academic Book, this classic continues to shape educational conversations across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thirtieth anniversary edition features a new foreword by Christopher Emdin, the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eFor White Folks Who Teach in the Hood . . . And the Rest of Y'all Too\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a new preface by Lisa Delpit reflecting on education reform during the decades since \u003cem\u003eOther People's Children\u003c\/em\u003e first exploded on the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMacArthur Award winner \u003cstrong\u003eLisa Delpit\u003c\/strong\u003e is the retired Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education at Southern University. The author of the bestselling \u003cem\u003eOther People's Children\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e \"Multiplication Is for White People,\"\u003c\/em\u003e co-editor (with Joanne Kilgour Dowdy) of \u003cem\u003eThe Skin That We Speak\u003c\/em\u003e, co-editor (with Theresa Perry) of \u003cem\u003eThe Real Ebonics Debate\u003c\/em\u003e, editor of \u003cem\u003eTeaching When the World Is on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, and co-author (with Christopher Emdin) of \u003cem\u003eThe Sacred Art of Teaching\u003c\/em\u003e (all published by The New Press), she lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"New Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52160178553106,"sku":"9798893850376","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4544a412-0309-4437-8b36-2056c75c22dc.jpg?v=1775039404","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/other-peoples-children-cultural-conflict-in-the-classroom-9798893850376","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}