From Rage to Hope: Strategies for Reclaiming Black & Hispanic Students Book

The main point of this book was that successful teachers care about each student and are able to appreciate their unique talents. Good teachers are non judgmental and are willing to examine themselves for prejudices. One useful observation regarding teaching black students is that their home culture rewards being outspoken and rhythmic movement and that these qualities are repressed in the classroom. When the interests and talents of students are not taken into account or when they have felt humiliated, students will turn off from school all together. These observations help explain how the school system fails black and latino students. Very good, short, straight forward read. Recommended to all educators that care about improving the educational experience of black and latino students.