Other People's Children
Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

I wasn't sure how I would feel about this book when I first started reading it. It seemed the author was way into race issues in a way that would make me feel guilty as a white woman who has chosen to work with ethnic and linguistic minority communities. But Delpit's message is not one of hate or ho......more

It feels almost sacrilegious to review "Other People's Children," which asks me to listen more than I speak, to understand more than I judge. I'll be brief, then. This book is so important it scares me. I feel obliged to actualize to Delpit's vision when teaching across difference, yet warier than e......more

This is an excellent book to read if you're White and teaching in an urban school (or if you're Black and are searching for validation for beliefs that have met opposition). Here are some quotes/tidbits to give the gist of the book: In response to whether or not students should be taught Standard En......more

In her collection of essays, Other People’s Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, MacArthur Award-winning author Dr. Lisa Delpit examines how everyday interactions in classrooms are laden with assumptions about the competencies, aptitudes and basic capabilities of low-income students and stu......more

Focused, honest, insightful and challenging. I took the time to type a few standout moments: We have given up the rich meaningful education of our children in favor of narrow, decontextualized, meaningless procedures that leave unopened hearts, unformed character, and unchallenged minds. xiv The reduc......more