Tearing Down the Gates by Peter Sacks
An indictment of American education that shows how schools, colleges, and universities exacerbate inequality by providing ample opportunities for advantaged students while shutting the gates on the poor - and even the middle class. It tells the stories of young people and families as they struggle to negotiate the educational system.
"An indignant and informative book"--New York Review of Books "Sacks understands class in a multi-faceted way... [The book] is an insightful work written from a critically important perspective."--Against the Current "Sacks understands class in a multi-faceted way... [The book] is an insightful work written from a critically important perspective."--Against the Current "Sacks understands class in a multi-faceted way... [The book] is an insightful work written from a critically important perspective."--Against the Current
Peter Sacks is an author, essayist, and social critic who writes and speaks extensively on education and American culture. He is author of Generation X Goes to College: An Eye-Opening Account of Teaching in Postmodern America and Standardized Minds: The High Price of America's Testing Culture and What We can do to Change it. His essays have appeared in The Nation, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Boston Review, the Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, and other publications.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780520261693 |
| ISBN 10 | 0520261690 |
| Title | Tearing Down the Gates |
| Author | Peter Sacks |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of California Press |
| Year published | 2009-09-22 |
| Number of pages | 381 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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