What a powerful book. Such a timely topic that many schools are unfortunately dealing with right now. –Debbie Buck, Vintage Books, Vancouver, WA Banned Books Week doesn’t start until October 1 this year, but every week is a good one to stand up for the right to read. Your voice and your vote matter in …
University of Oregon professor Michael Copperman recalls his experiences serving with Teach For America in the Mississippi Delta. Copperman’s descriptive prose walks the reader through two years teaching the fourth grade in one of the poorest and most educationally disadvantaged regions in the United States. His language allows the harsh realities of educational inequality, institutional …
When Michael Copperman left Stanford University for the Mississippi Delta in 2002, he imagined he would lift underprivileged children from the narrow horizons of rural poverty. Well-meaning but naïve, the Asian American from the West Coast soon lost his bearings in a world divided between black and white. He had no idea how to manage a classroom or help …
