Cross-X: The Amazing True Story of How the Most Unlikely Team from the Most Unlikely of Places Overcame Staggering Obstacles at Home and at School to Challenge ... Community on Race, Power, and Education
by Joe Miller
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Read in December, 2007
So, I was pre-inclined to love this book because I've been debating my whole life, and I have always been a part of the world of "the game" that Miller describes. I particularly recommend this book for debaters, but I think it could be meaningful for anyone, as it is as much about an inner city debate program as it is about the horrifying state of public education for poor, black kids in this country and as it is about the desire, and means, of bringing real change to a community. Mi...more
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Read in September, 2007
A tremendously good book that not only addresses cross-x or policy-style debate, but also race, gender, and class in competitive academic arenas and in the larger world. I loved it as a former policy debater, but I also liked it as someone interested in race, gender, and class in the academic environment. Highly recommended.
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Read in January, 2008
I expected the typical story about the underdog beating the bad guy. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE that story -- trite as it is. What I found instead was a fascinating examination of race and socioeconomic class in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri.
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Read in January, 2008
I began Cross-X expecting that it would be a standard uplifting tale of how an unlikely group of teenagers became debate champions. It turned out to be all that I expected, plus a fascinating examination of race and socioeconomic status.
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Read in April, 2008
I stopped reading this because it was so slow moving and bogged down with detail. I got the feeling that I have seen and heard this story too many times. I may try to pick it up again at a different time.
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