{"product_id":"untangling-urban-middle-school-reform-clashing-agendas-for-literacy-standards-and-student-success-9780807757710","title":"Untangling Urban Middle School Reform: Clashing Agendas for Literacy Standards and Student Success","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt Rosa Parks  a middle school in a crime-ridden neighborhood  students are advised to do as they are told and they will succeed. Unfortunately  doing what they are told often translates into repeating information given to them by the teacher  especially when it comes to writing. Meanwhile  students in an affluent neighborhood nearby are encouraged to be creative and think critically. This book examines the experience of one schools resistance to the deficit model of education and how it represents the overall story of urban school reform. Highlighting the consequences of the implementation of the Common Core State Standards in literacy  the author weighs the perspectives of teachers  National Writing Project consultants  and administrators. Her up-close analysis illuminates how rigid accountability structures shift power away from the teachers and administrators who know the students best. As such  it illustrates the complex nature of writing instruction in urban schools. Book Features: Provides valuable lessons learned that can be applied throughout the United States to improve urban schools. Offers rich portraits of students and teachers who resist the deficit identities placed on them by the dominant narrative of urban school reform. Presents a forum for those who are often silenced and talked about where they can speak for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275354333237,"sku":"ByrdShop_0807757713","price":99.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780807757710.jpg?v=1780505324","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/untangling-urban-middle-school-reform-clashing-agendas-for-literacy-standards-and-student-success-9780807757710","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}