It's Not about Grit: Trauma, Inequity, and the Power of Transformative Teaching

by Steven Goodman

Book Overview

2019 PROSE Award in Education Finalist

Speaking out against decades of injustice and challenging deficit perceptions of young learners and their families, It's Not About Grit pulls back the veil, revealing the social systems that marginalize and stigmatize mostly poor, urban students of color and their communities. At the same time, author Steven Goodman, founding executive director of NYC's highly acclaimed Educational...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807758981
• ISBN13: 9780807758984
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"