Dreamkeepers

I really enjoyed this book, there was a lot of great insight I was able to appreciate from this author. I think this book showed the need for educators to be concerned with the need to teach to the African American youth. Many times these children come from very challenging environments; however that should not be a reason to just give up on them or to assume that they cannot be successful academically. I especially enjoyed the way Ladson-Billings wrote this book from several different perspectives, those being a parent, a scholar/teacher, and a student with accounts from her own childhood school experiences because it helped me as the reader to understand where she was coming from and why she feels the way she does regarding different issues.
Ladson-Billings dealt primarily with the term culturally relevant teaching throughout her book. My definition of this term would be one in which teachers who acknowledge other cultures and differences each person brings into a classroom will cr...