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Amanda Shaw's List: Shaw Bibliography

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary-This book provides real life accounts and statistical data on what segregation was like in the previous decades as compared to its prevalence now. It describes what impacts segregation has on minority students and how their educational opportunities ultimately become limited. Linda Darling-Hammond delves into why segregation is such a problem in the education system and how it is detrimental for the future of minorities, both in educational opportunities and the work force.

    Usefulness- This text is one of great use to me for this assignment because it provides all different segregation based scenarios from schools across the United States. This will allow me to compare the perspectives of the minority students, their fellow peers, and their teachers. What I find most useful about this book is that it is broken down into each specific issue, including data to back it up, so all of the perspectives will further allow me to create my own unique viewpoint.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- The Best American Essays 2012 is an accumulation of stories that pertain to English and education, thus why it is being used as the textbook for English 201. However, I intend to target two stories in particular from this text, thus being "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here," by Mark Edmundson and "Getting Schooled," by Garret Keizer. Edmundson's essay is about a middle to low class boy who is going to college and is forced to decide whether he should follow what his father wants for him or make his own decision regarding a future career that will potentially make him happier, but maybe not as wealthy. The essay revolves around this decision that he ultimately is forced to make, especially since his father told him he has to pick a major and he cannot change it after that. Keizer's essay is about a teacher who comes back to the classroom after a fourteen year hiatus and he compares education from the past to the present, regarding how the technology has changed, the procedures for the classroom have changed, and the students themselves are part of a new generation.

    Usefulness- Both of these essays relate to my thesis on the segregation and mistreatment of students who are of a minority race, as well as those who are labeled as "disabled." From Edmundson's essay, I would like to reference how the father tells his son that only the wealthy children get to pick a career path for college and than change it whenever and to whatever they please, but because he is not a part of that class of people, he will not be afforded the same luxury. I believe that this comment, while it doesn't have to do with race or disability, it has to do with the separation of wealth, which can be tied in. In addition, Keizer's essay relates because there is a part that talks about all of the students in today's time all of a sudden all being diagnosed with ADD as opposed to the past, so it seems as though this is just a diagnosis used to put a label on children who maybe have other unrelated issues that the teachers just don't want to deal with. There is also another part of this essay that talks about the poor schools versus the wealthy schools, which ultimately ties right in to my topic of research.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- I Won't Learn From You: And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment provides the experiences of the author, Herbert Kohl, through his career as an educator and what he saw regarding segregation of minorities and the mistreatment of those who were disabled. It also describes how certain students have a desire not to learn because of an abundance of factors, including the following: how their teachers and peers treat them, home-related issues, poverty, and them being told they are destined for failure. Kohl elaborates on the significant impact all of these factors can have on a child's willingness and capability to be educated and he introduces numerous situations that have occurred throughout his teaching experiences for support.

    Usefulness- Kohl's book will most likely be the one my most frequently used to support my perspectives in the upcoming paper. I found that what he experienced in schools first hand really makes you as the reader understand what these mistreated students are feeling and ultimately why there is a struggle to have these children interested in an education. The multitude of stories that are present in this book will help me support my thesis that racism, segregation, and mistreatment of minority students is a prevalent issue in today's school systems and that these children are greatly suffering. What I think will also help me come up with my argument is that Kohl actually attempts to do something about this problem, but yet it still exists. It makes me curious as to why, which is something that I can address in my paper.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary-Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools recounts true stories regarding segregation of minorities in public schools throughout the nation. Specifically the chapter that I intend to reference takes place at a school in St. Louis, Illinois. Jonathan Kozol references students at schools in which most of the students are Caucasian and educational luxuries they are afforded. This is compared to a neighboring community that is predominantly minorities and the lack of resources they have at their disposal. Ultimately, this text contains comments from the students who attend these schools that are on opposite ends of the spectrum and their feelings towards what they are provided or the lack thereof.

    Usefulness- Jonathan Kozol's book is extremely beneficial for me in completing this paper. It provides actual comments from students who are Caucasian, and thus privileged educationally. As well there is the opposing viewpoint from the students who are of a minority race and forced to be in schools where they are mistreated, stereotyped, and have unequal educational opportunities, unlike their white counterparts. It allows you as the reader to not only see what amenities the minority students aren't afforded with as opposed to the non-minority students, who basically are receiving the ideal education.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- This article talks about the several points regarded the segregation and mistreatment of African American students and those who are also disabled. First, it addresses how there are African American students that are being misdiagnosed as disabled because the teachers who are not of a minority race just don't connect with them or want to deal with them, so they would rather just ignore the underlying issues. This article immensely goes into those who are both placed in special education and are African American and how these students are treated by their teachers and peers who are of a "dominant race." As well, it touches upon culturally based assessments and how they discriminate against African Americans.

    Usefulness-This paper is useful for my own paper because it provides the perspective of one of the minority races, the African Americans. It also goes into special education and disability, which is a topic that I am tying into my paper, so I believe that this source could be of great use to me. It referenced other studies completed within the article and it talked Brown vs. Board of Education, which is one of the most prominent cases regarding segregation of races, so it seems to provide of a wealth of knowledge that could be of significance to me.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- Ferri and Connor's article talks about the exclusion of students who are of a minority and/or disabled. They address how this is a common issue in today's schools, particularly by citing studies done to support this problem. They use the term to describe the exclusion of these minorities as "second-generation segregation," and based on that they discuss the difference between how Whites are treated in racially diverse schools as compared to their minority and disabled peers.

    Usefulness- Tools of Exclusion: Race, Disability, and (Re)segregated Education is a useful article for this assignment because it targets both minorities and those who are disabled. This will ultimately be beneficial for me in tying together how those who are of a minority race are often labeled as disabled, regardless of whether they actually are or not, and furthermore how they are mistreated.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- This article discusses Mitt Romney's viewpoint on public education, in which he talks about issuing the idea of public school choice. This would allow for students to enroll in other schools that they feel would hold a better educational opportunity for them, rather than attending the school that is in their own district. Romney noted that this idea would most likely not pass through Congress because those who lived in the nicer, suburban areas, would never agree and vote for those children from the lower income areas to be integrated with their children. It is ultimately showing that the middle and higher classes want their children separate from those of the lower class, ultimately agreeing with segregation.

    Usefulness- "A different kind of choice: Educational inequality and the continuing significance of racial segregation" would be a useful article for me to use for my paper because it provides a politicians viewpoint on this issue and what he proposes would be a good solution, although in this case Mitt Romney did not win the election and therefore he was not able to carry this out. I thought it was interesting how he said that the suburban communities would never allow such an idea to be passed by Congress, so I feel that that would be something intriguing to weave into my paper and in essence to further my argument.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- "The Intersection of race, Culture, Language, and Disability: Implications for Urban Education" is an article that talks about the implications of race and disability in urban schools. Basically, this is talking about how in the urban public schools, students who are either of a minority race and/or disabled are discriminated against and, moreover, what effect this has on them both socially and educationally. These students are not provided the same equal education that those who are not of a minority race or disability, and thus attend a school in a suburban area receive. This articles intention is to address what exactly is not equal and what detrimental outcomes arise because of this.

    Usefulness- I believe that because this article targets a specific area, thus being urban education, I can distinguish between how those minority and disabled students are mistreated in urban schools versus suburban schools. It is frequently said that suburban education is of a better quality than that of an urban education, so this could potentially a factor that will pinpoint where discrimination and segregation occurs primarily and maybe even hint at why it does.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- "Segregation Prominent in Schools," from nytimes.com describes how white students are typically in schools with white students, while the minority races, such as the African Americans and Latinos end up being educated in schools all on their own. It goes in say how this is because of segregated areas, which in essence, the area you live in determines what school you are deemed enrollment at. The articles brings in statistics on diversity to further assert this statement and tie in how a lot of it has to do with wealth versus poverty. All in all, the question is brought up as to what the future holds as far as the segregation and discrimination of minorities because the gap between the majority and minority seems to only be increasing.

    Usefulness- This article was just released, so I think the newer the research that can be cited, the more valid my argument will be, especially since the education system is constantly changing. It will also be a perk to be able to add in President Obama's perspective and the actions he is trying to take to reform education, because he is about to serve his second term, in which he has told America that it takes more than just one term to change the country all together. This article has a lot of valuable, current research that has been done regarding the increase in segregation amongst public schools, so therefore I fully intend to use it support my thesis.

  • Feb 21, 13

    Summary- "Huntington Schools Accused of Bias in Special-Ed Programs" is about a suburban town in Long Island that is being accused of segregating their minority students because they were not fluent in English upon immigration to America. Due to such accusations, which were supported by looking at the students daily schedules, the state is proposing that they add in a bilingual education program for these students, to ensure that they are no longer segregated and receive equal educational opportunities to their peers.

    Usefulness- While this article is relatively short, it does take place in an area close to where I am from, so I think it would be awesome to be able to research a suburban area that I actually know a lot about. I do not intend to use this article heavily, but I would like to somehow incorporate my own educational experiences into the paper, thus making this article somewhat useful. I have found in my own experiences that my education was rather segregated, so "Huntington Schools Accused of Bias in Special-Ed Programs" will definitely support that statement.

      • page 558 great reference on separating children and the effect it has on them

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