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Getting To Know City Kids:
Understanding Their Thinking, Imagining And Socializing
Sally Middlebrooks
Foreword by Eleanor Duckworth
Pub Date: 1998, 176 pages
Paperback: $21.95, ISBN: 0807736856
 
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"Getting to Know City Kids validates the experiences of children growing up in urban environments, who have good friends, some autonomy, and the ability to create experiences with whatever resources are at hand."
–Claudine K. Brown, Nathan Cummings FoundationThis book challenges the prevailing misconception that poor city kids are "troubled," "passive," and "dumb." Guided by the children (ages 8 to 12), the author goes behind the scenes to unveil the breadth and depth of their curiosity, industry, and imagination. This revealing study will stimulate alternative approaches to looking at children’s capacities to learn, urging teachers to build on and extend the complexity of children’s play as it relates to the intellectual work of the classroom. The author is donating 50% of her earnings from Getting to Know City Kids to the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. |
