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Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education

Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education

Caravantes, Ernesto

Paperback

AnthropologyBilingual EducationGeneral Education

ISBN10: 0761835369
ISBN13: 9780761835363
Publisher: Hamilton Books
Published: Oct 31 2006
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.49
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.92 Depth: 8.70
Language: English

Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility Between Latino Culture and American Education addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. While most educators believe that the problem lies in the present school system and in budgetary constraints, this book takes a bold stand, arguing that in fact Hispanic culture is incompatible with educational success in the United States.

Clipping Their Own Wings outlines a unique solution to this growing problem: Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is a method by which Latinos can retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture and, at the same time, adopt key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed, especially in the area of education. This hands-on book illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the educational experience of young Latinos in America.

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