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Inside Ocean Hill–Brownsville: A Teacher's Education, 1968-69 (Excelsior Editions)

Charles S. Isaacs

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Description:In 1968 the conflict that erupted over community control of the New York City public schools was centered in the black and Puerto Rican community of Ocean Hill Brownsville. It triggered what remains the longest teachers strike in US history. That clash, between the city s communities of color and the white, predominantly Jewish teachers union, paralyzed the nation s largest school system, undermined the city s economy, and heightened racial tensions, ultimately transforming the national conversation about race relations. At age twenty-two, when the strike was imminent, Charles S. Isaacs abandoned his full scholarship to a prestigious law school to teach mathematics in Ocean Hill Brownsville. Despite his Jewish background and pro-union leanings, Isaacs crossed picket lines manned by teachers who looked like him, and took the side of parents and children who did not. He now tells the story of this conflict, not only from inside the experimental, community-controlled Ocean Hill Brownsville district, its focal point, but from within ground zero itself: Junior High School 271, which became the nation s most famous, or infamous, public school. Isaacs brings to life the innovative teaching practices that community control made possible, and the relationships that developed in the district among its white teachers and its black and Puerto Rican parents, teachers, and community activists."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inside Ocean Hill–Brownsville: A Teacher's Education, 1968-69 (Excelsior Editions). To get started finding Inside Ocean Hill–Brownsville: A Teacher's Education, 1968-69 (Excelsior Editions), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In 1968 the conflict that erupted over community control of the New York City public schools was centered in the black and Puerto Rican community of Ocean Hill Brownsville. It triggered what remains the longest teachers strike in US history. That clash, between the city s communities of color and the white, predominantly Jewish teachers union, paralyzed the nation s largest school system, undermined the city s economy, and heightened racial tensions, ultimately transforming the national conversation about race relations. At age twenty-two, when the strike was imminent, Charles S. Isaacs abandoned his full scholarship to a prestigious law school to teach mathematics in Ocean Hill Brownsville. Despite his Jewish background and pro-union leanings, Isaacs crossed picket lines manned by teachers who looked like him, and took the side of parents and children who did not. He now tells the story of this conflict, not only from inside the experimental, community-controlled Ocean Hill Brownsville district, its focal point, but from within ground zero itself: Junior High School 271, which became the nation s most famous, or infamous, public school. Isaacs brings to life the innovative teaching practices that community control made possible, and the relationships that developed in the district among its white teachers and its black and Puerto Rican parents, teachers, and community activists."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inside Ocean Hill–Brownsville: A Teacher's Education, 1968-69 (Excelsior Editions). To get started finding Inside Ocean Hill–Brownsville: A Teacher's Education, 1968-69 (Excelsior Editions), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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