The Light in Their Eyes : Creating Multicultural Learning Communities /
Sonia Nieto.
- New York, NY : Teachers College Press, 1999.
- xxiv, 207 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Multicultural Education .
- Multicultural education series (New York, N.Y.) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-193) and index.
"In The Light in Their Eyes, Sonia Neto makes student learning the primary objective of multicultural education. Going beyond "curriculum integration," Nieto draws on a host of research in learning styles, multiple intelligences, and cognitive theories to portray the ways in which student learn. Nieto than takes us beyond the individual learners to discuss the social context of learning, the history and manifestations of educational equity, the influence of culture on learning, and critical pedagogy. Centering on multicultural education as a trans formative process, the text includes many reflections of teachers who have undergone this process and whose experiences will be invaluable to other teachers" CONTENTS Series Foreword Acknowlegments Introduction 1. Learning, the Social Context, and Multicultural Education 2. Learning and Inequality Reaction to "Ethnic Notions," / What Difference Does Difference Make? / Pressures to Conform / Ann Scott Mary Ginley Ann Scott 3. Culture and Learning 4. Who Does the Accommodating? Institutional Transformation to Promote Learning Start from Where Kids Are At / My Journey / Morning Questions / Pedagogical Strategies as Magical Cures / Being Nice is not Enough / Perceptions of the Bilingual Program / Social Class, Language, and Learning / Connecting with Students / Teaching as Love / Mary Ginley Mary Ginley Mary Ginley Lizette Roman Mary Ginley Lizette Roman Lizette Roman Lizette Roman Mary Ginley 5. Critical Pedagogy, Empowerment, and Learning Leaving My World Outside / Letter to Ms. Curry / Looking From the Edge / A Boost of Adrenaline / Differences Matter / Reaction to the Article / A Letter from Kaeli / Maria Botello Maria Botello Elizabeth Capifali Elizabeth Capifali Ann Scott Tom Hidalgo Patty Bode 6. The Personal and Collective Transformation of Teachers The Discomfort of My Identity / The Privilege of Speaking, Reading, and Writing the English Language / A Kid From Jersey: White Privilege and "a Little Too Ethnic" / On Becoming a White Ally / Enriching Differences / Being on the Winning Team / Cultural Knowledge and Culturally Responsive Pedagogy / Mi semestre de espagnol: A Case Study on the Cultural Dimension of Second Language Acquisition / Being Black and Multicultural / Racism / Why I Went Back to School / Ann Scott Ann Scott Deborah Leta Habib Patty Bode Tom Hidalgo David Ruiz Lizette Roman Bill Dunn Karen McLean Donaldson Youngro Yoon Song Mary Ginley 7. Creating Learning Communities: Implications for Multicultural Education References Index About the Author
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Multicultural education--United States. Children of minorities--Education--United States.