Uncertain Lives: Children of Promise, Teachers of Hope
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| Rating | : | 4.56 (726 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807740454 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Bullough is an advocate for those disadvantaged children who probably receive the least attention from policy makers." - Max van Manen, Professor, University of Alberta --. We learn about a school through the declared witness of these young people, whose remarks sometimes shine with wisdom." - Robert Coles, Harvard University "Robert Bullough's Uncertain Lives is a beautifully written book that reminds us not to forget our responsibility to the children of America. It is the story of children silently crying out for communities to hear their voices and the voices of millions more like them which must no longer remain unheard." - Mary Hatwood Futrell, former President of the National Education Association "an important book. "A wonderfully touching series of encounters with schoolchildren enable this book to offer so very much
ROBERT V. . BULLOUGH, JR. is Professor of Educational Studies at the University of Utah
Hope and Promise for Uncertain lives Stefinee Pinnegar Have you ever read a book you wanted your friends to have already read so you could talk about it with them? This is one of those books. As teacher and teacher educator, I found in the lives of these children echoes of the lives of children and teachers I have taught. Robert Bullough's layered analysis gives entry into the worlds of these children without being titilating or depressing. His analysis articulates the issues of poverty, father absence, drug abuse that teachers deal with. In this way, he connects these stories,34 children's stories, to the larger issues confronting schools and society. More importantly I valued his re. Wonderfully touching This book will truly tug at your heart. Bullough has crafted a very nice framework around several classrooms and the lives of the kids that make them up. The children have stories of physical abuse, growing up without one or both parents, surviving with little or nothing to eat, and living with and among drug users. Many of these kids have had to grow up to adulthood within the span of their eight to ten years of life. The situations that many of these kids have to live in would be enough to crush anyone's spirits. Yet many of them have soaring attitudes and the perseverance to see themselves through -- beacons of hope in the gloo
Written for all those who are concerned about the plight of children in America, most especially future school teachers, Uncertain Lives tells the stories of 34 children, enrolled in a K–6 urban school. The tale told is one of children doing the best they know how under trying life circumstances. Presenting the voices of the children themselves, Robert Bullough puts a hopeful and ultimately human face on what are otherwise grim statistics.