Quality Education for Latinos and Latinas: Print and Oral Skills for All Students, K–College

Contents

Contents preface ix acknowledgments xiii introduction 1 part i. Education and Latino amd Latina Students Today 7 Chapter 1. thinking about our spanish-speaking students in the schools 9 Chapter 2. latino and latina students and the schools we could create 19 Chapter 3. but our education systems are distended 40 Chapter 4. why students drop out 52 Chapter 5. a mexican american mother who will not visit school 70 Chapter 6. the tribal mentality and favoritism 76 Chapter 7. crime and properly funded schools 89 part ii. How to Repair an Education System 101 Chapter 8. teachers, administrators, board members, state education agencies, legislators, and taxpayers: which is the most important group? 103 Chapter 9. the k–12 school district team 112 Chapter 10. teachers and students in the classroom 116 viii quality education for latinos and latinas Chapter 11. understanding and educating all students 128 Chapter 12. the four k–16 cultures 136 part iii. A Print and Oral Approach 143 Chapter 13. emphasizing all print and oral skills 145 Chapter 14. blueprint for reinstating social values and civic virtues 162 Chapter 15. a print and oral approach that champions the importance of clauses 166 Chapter 16. a third dimension to words: choreographing writing 177 conclusion 185 Chapter 17. quality education and the teachers in the classroom 187 notes 191 bibliography 211 index 217 ...