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School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success reviewed by Maria Mejorado - 2005 Title: School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success Author(s): Jim Burke Publisher: Heinemann, Portsmouth, NH ISBN: 0325006326, Pages: 142, Year: 2004 Search for book at Amazon.com Jim Burkes School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success offers an engaging guide for educators concerned about students who do not readily experience academic success. It is evident that a major source of his inspiration and motivation for writing this book is his students, who experience academic struggles similar to his own. Burke uses the most compelling and relevant literature regarding disenfranchised students available to state his case and weaves in responses and solutions to close the academic gap.
Chapter 1, Understanding Academic Success, gently reminds educators that low-performing students struggle in part because they do not have adequate exposure and access to the cultural capital for school success available in academic families. Yet teachers treat all students as if they have the same tools and strategies at their disposal. Burke illuminates the culture of academics, which includes behaviors and habits not always visible unless one is born into... (preview truncated at 150 words.)To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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- Maria Mejorado
California State University E-mail Author MARIA G. MEJORADO is an assistant professor in the Bilingual/Multicultural Education Department of the College of Education at California State University, Sacramento. She currently coordinates the department’s graduate program and teaches graduate courses and courses about English language learners. Her recent publications include “Parents and Community Working Together: Making a Difference” (Multilingual Educator, April 2005) and (with P. Gandara) “Putting Your Money Where Your Mouth Is: Mentoring as a Strategy to Increase Access to Higher Education” (in W. Tierney, ed., Nine Elements of Effective Outreach, State University of New York Press, 2004).
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