The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children

by Gloria Ladson-Billings

• ISBN13: 9780787903381
• ISBN10: 0787903388
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-01-01
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Summary

"Education, like electricity, needs a conduit, a teacher, through which to transmit its power-- i.e., the discovery and continuity of information, knowledge, wisdom, experience, and culture. Through the stories and experiences of eight successful teacher-transmitters, The Dreamkeepers keeps hope alive for educating young African Americans." --ReverAnd Jesse L. Jackson, president and founder, National Rainbow Coalition"In this beautifully written book Ladson-Billings illustrates the inspiring influence of a select group of teachers who keep the dreams alive for African American students."?Henry M. Levin, David Jacks professor of Higher Education, Stanford UniversityLadson-Billing's portraits, interwoven with personal reflections, challenge readers to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students but all children.

Author Biography

GLORIA LADSON-BILLINGS is a professor of education at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She has served on the faculties of Santa Clara University and Stanford University, and has spent over ten years working as a teacher and consultant in the Philadelphia public school system.

Table of Contents

A Dream Deferred.

Does Culture Matter?

Seeing Color, Seeing Culture.

We Are Family.

The Tree of Knowledge.

Culturally Relevant Teaching.

Making Dreams into Reality.