| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 212 pages) |
| Summary |
Chronicles the experiences of a black female teaching in public schools in the South Bronx in the era of No Child Left Behind and the Common Core. Addressing ""high stakes"" that go beyond tests, Faking Sleep examines how and what one must teach poor students of color. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Is This Love? -- The Honeymoon Song -- Love Don't Live Here Anymore -- I'm Looking for a New Love, Baby -- Caught Out There -- The Thrill Is Gone -- Epilogue: The Greatest Love of All. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lewis, Pamela, 1956-
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Lewis, Pamela, 1956- |
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African American women teachers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography.
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African American children -- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Elementary school teaching -- New York (State) -- New York.
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Education, Urban -- New York (State) -- New York.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations. |
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African American children -- Education. |
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African American women teachers. |
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Education, Urban. |
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Elementary school teaching. |
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New York (State) -- New York. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lewis, Pamela, 1956- Teaching while black. New York : Empire State Editions, an imprint of Fordham University Press, 2016 9780823271405 (DLC) 2015038969 (OCoLC)933446636 |
| ISBN |
9780823271443 (electronic bk.) |
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0823271447 (electronic bk.) |
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9780823271436 |
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0823271439 |
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9780823271429 |
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0823271420 |
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9780823271405 (cloth ; alk. paper) |
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9780823271412 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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0823271404 |
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