Clipping Their Own Wings The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education

by Caravantes, Ernesto

• ISBN13: 9780761835363
• ISBN10: 0761835369
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-10-31
• Publisher: Hamilton Books

Summary

Clipping Their Own Wings addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system Latino underachievement. This work presents a unique solution to this problem Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is method that enables Latinos to retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture while adopting key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed. Clipping Their Own Wings is a hands-on book that illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the education experience of young Latinos in America.

Author Biography

Ernesto Caravantes is host of the cable television show Dialog in Glendale, California

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Why I Wrote This Book	p. 10
Latin American Culture	p. 18
Anglo-Protestant Culture	p. 30
Cultural Integration	p. 37
Historical Assimilation	p. 46
Support Systems in the Home & Community	p. 54
Educating the Uneducable	p. 63
College - "The Final Frontier"	p. 75
Culture & Finances	p. 86
Practical Advice for Parents	p. 94
Academic Resilience	p. 103
Concluding Thoughts & My Story	p. 109
Bibliography	p. 117
Index	p. 121
About the Author	p. 125
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