Clipping Their Own Wings: The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education

By Ernesto Caravantes

Clipping Their Own Wings addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. This work presents a unique solution to this problem-Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is method that enables Latinos to retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture while adopting key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed. Clipping Their Own Wings is a hands-on book that illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the education experience of young Latinos in America.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761835369
• ISBN13: 9780761835363
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: Hamilton Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.7"