Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally Underprepared by Mike Rose
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(Paperback - Reissue)
- Pub. Date: July 2005
- 288pp
- Sales Rank: 30,996
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- Pub. Date: July 2005
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA)
- Format: Paperback, 288pp
- Sales Rank: 30,996
- ISBN-13: 9780143035466
- ISBN: 0143035460
- Edition Description: Reissue
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Remedial, illiterate, intellectually deficient—these are the stigmas that define America's educationally underprepared. Having grown up poor and been labeled this way, nationally acclaimed educator and author Mike Rose takes us into classrooms and communities to reveal what really lies behind the labels and test scores. With rich detail, Rose demonstrates innovative methods to initiate "problem" students into the world of language, literature, and written expression. This book challenges educators, policymakers, and parents to re-examine their assumptions about the capacities of a wide range of students. Already a classic, Lives on the Boundary offers a truly democratic vision, one that should be heeded by anyone concerned with America's future.
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Mike Rose teaches at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies. His books include Possible Lives and The Mind at Work. He is the winner of a number of awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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A Masterpieceby Matt_Stevens
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January 07, 2010: Mike Rose's "Lives on the Boundary" recently celebrated its 20th anniversary and I anticipate it will continue to resonate with all who care about education in American for years to come.
Rose is a scholar with unique perspective, and as a result this is a unique piece of work. Rose has walked the walk. He too has suffered from lackluster education in Los Angeles and takes us through his progression from unengaged, mediocre student to UCLA graduate student and teacher. As he does this, and especially when he writes on his teaching experiences, he takes us in close to the classroom in a way few others in educational research do. Rose's English background comes through in this text as he creates a real narrative filled with real people. His passion for the power of education is evident in these vignettes. In refusing to bog his book down with statistics and instead taking us through these "Lives on the Boundary", Rose, most importantly of all gives us a hopeful message and perspective on education that is often missing from the largely negative discourse on education that plagues the media today. Rose shows us that everyone from a Vietnam Veteran to an elementary school student struggling with writing, to a shell-shocked college freshman can accomplish and succeed - though we often write them off before they ever have a chance. Anyone concerned with the state of education in this country will be re-inspired upon reading this wonderful book. Now more than ever, we need Rose's language of hope.I Also Recommend: Possible Lives, Why School?.
Lives on the Boundary by Mike Roseby mabMB
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April 01, 2009: This book was a long dry book. I had a hard time keeping focused on this book. It was a slow read. This book is an autobiography of Mike Rose and his move up the academic ladder. It talked about his work with others that had a hard time in school and college. It also talked about poverty and cultural differences.
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