Description: Title: Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project Author: Moses, Robert Publisher: Beacon Press Binding: Paperback Pages: 256 Dimensions: 8.54h x 5.51w x 0.73d Product Weight: 0.74 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780807031278 The remarkable story of the Algebra Project, a community-based effort to develop math-science literacy in disadvantaged schools--as told by the program's founder "Bob Moses was a hero of mine. His quiet confidence helped shape the civil rights movement, and he inspired generations of young people looking to make a difference"--Barack Obama At a time when popular solutions to the educational plight of poor children of color are imposed from the outside--national standards, high-stakes tests, charismatic individual saviors--the acclaimed Algebra Project and its founder, Robert Moses, offer a vision of school reform based in the power of communities. Begun in 1982, the Algebra Project is transforming math education in twenty-five cities. Founded on the belief that math-science literacy is a prerequisite for full citizenship in society, the Project works with entire communities--parents, teachers, and especially students--to create a culture of literacy around algebra, a crucial stepping-stone to college math and opportunity. Telling the story of this remarkable program, Robert Moses draws on lessons from the 1960s Southern voter registration he famously helped organize: "Everyone said sharecroppers didn't want to vote. It wasn't until we got them demanding to vote that we got attention. Today, when kids are falling wholesale through the cracks, people say they don't want to learn. We have to get the kids themselves to demand what everyone says they don't want." We see the Algebra Project organizing community by community. Older kids serve as coaches for younger students and build a self-sustained tradition of leadership. Teachers use innovative techniques. And we see the remarkable success stories of schools like the predominately poor Hart School in Bessemer, Alabama, which outscored the city's middle-class flagship school in just three years. Radical Equations provides a model for anyone looking for a community-based solution to the problems of our disadvantaged schools. Ships Fast From The USA! Authorized Dealer
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Book Title: Radical Equations: Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra P
Number of Pages: 256 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Radical Equations : Civil Rights from Mississippi to the Algebra Project
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication Year: 2002
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: Educational Policy & Reform / General, Minority Studies, Sociology / General, Civil Rights, Study & Teaching, Algebra / General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Item Length: 8.5 in
Author: Robert Moses, Charles E. Cobb
Subject Area: Mathematics, Political Science, Social Science, Education
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
