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City Schools and the American Dream: Reclaiming the Promise of Public Education.(book)(Book Review)

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| May 01, 2004 | Leary, William James | COPYRIGHT 2008 American Association of School Administrators. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

"Education is a double-edged sword: it can be used to oppress or to liberate" (Bertold Brecht, German philosopher and playwright).

Pedro Noguera cites this quote rather late in City Schools and the American Dream, but he illustrates examples of Brecht's concept throughout this work. Noguera, an urban sociologist and a professor at New York University, is an experienced inner-city educator who has spent time as a classroom teacher and school board member in Berkeley, Calif.

As a product of a city-school education himself, the author points out that while effort in school is an important factor in individual success, for those who are born poor, effort itself…

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