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Incisive analysis from Dr. Cornell West and Sylvia Ann Hewlett. good suggestions for activism at the end.
Incisive analysis from Dr. Cornell West and Sylvia Ann Hewlett. good suggestions for activism at the end.
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
I read this book a long time ago, years before I became a parent (it came out in 1999, so probably around then). I was reminded of it today as I prepare for a (hopefully) short-term leave from my job as a public school teacher. My daughter, age 10, has a concussion, and after two weeks of juggling her care while she gets better at home, I have finally had enough and will stay home with her until she is completely recovered. As I made this decision, I am keenly aware of the many, many, many milli...
Bitted and parted around in this book. Social policy is so very different in Canada, but had some interesting ideas.
This was a really interesting read. West and Hewlett take EVERYONE to task for their role in the breakdown of American families--and I do mean everyone. Conservatives and liberals, secularists and religious folks, Republicans and Democrats, chauvinists and radical feminists, CPS and MTV. It was kind of refreshing to read something so free of a polarized agenda. I think pretty much everyone could find something to disagree with in this book (I sure did), which is kind of why I liked it so much. T...
You can use this book to fire yourself up before you attend a feisty school board meeting. Or you can just read it to make you want to crawl back in bed and hide under the covers. Either way, it offers a lot of its information in percentages, i.e. "90% of poor children don't get x, y and z" or "78% of working parents say they have a hard time meeting A B & C." They describe how the GI Bill created a golden age for parents. Assistance with education and home loans was a great help for families. U...
What we are up against as Parents in the 21st Century. We have it much tougher than our parents. The government along with "Family Values" politicians have not been our side as much as they proclaim. Very important read!
A bit unnerving in its exposure of structural causes of very personal difficulties, but as a sociologist, I was grateful to have this knowledge in my toolbox. Especially since I consider myself a potential parent with loads to learn.
A bit unnerving in its exposure of structural causes of very personal difficulties, but as a sociologist, I was grateful to have this knowledge in my toolbox. Especially since I consider myself a potential parent with loads to learn.