Listening to Urban Kids: School Reform and the Teachers They Want

by Bruce L. Wilson, H. Dickson Corbett (Contributor)

According to the many student voices in this book, urban middle school students want teachers who "stay on them" to complete their work, maintain orderly classrooms, give them the extra help they need to succeed, explain their work clearly, draw on a variety of teaching strategies, and make their work relevant and meaningful. This book, rich in detail, brings these inner-city students' perspectives to life and issues a compelling call for urban school reform that actually touches students' daily lives.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Rachel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is very eye-opening for anyone teaching or interested in becoming a teacher in an inner city school. Wilson and Corbett's original research goal was to determine the success of school reforms in inner city schools in Philly, but their chapter on the teachers students want is probably the best part of their whole research.

I enjoyed it as far as educational research goes but it only got a three because I'm not really into reading these kind of books unless, as with this one, I am required.

[Erendira]

VCL Acq - 5/14/10

[Spacek Kim · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book showed the relevance of student voice in their own education.

[Kahliah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Worth the read, the data speaks for itself.