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Combining theoretical clarity and a grittiness uncommon in socio-educational inquiry, this work captures the town vs. gown experiences of a rapidly increasing number of people living at the margins of danger and desperation in our society. -- William H. Watkins

Cynthia Cole Robinson sheds light on a neglected dimension of what I like to call the outside curriculum of student lives; namely, young women whose life contexts push them out of schools, onto the streets, and into a life of prostitution. Through in-depth interviews and empathic insight, Robinson enables us to learn from the stories of three such women and consider possibilities for helping others in similar circumstances through education. This is a groundbreaking book that offers a basis for deep reflection and concerted action for greater social justice. (William H. Schubert, Professor of Education, University Scholar, Chair of Curriculum and Instruction, University of Illinois at Chicago; Recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award in Curriculum Studies of the American Educational Research Association) 'From the Classroom to the Corner' maps the landscape of school failure from a particularly poignant perspective: the actual lived lives - both vivid and fragile - of the victims of an educational policy built on racial hierarchy, and class and gender divisions. The searing stories of Carmella, Celina, and Buddha will haunt your consciousness, urging you to rethink whatever settled and received notions you might harbor about the work of schools, reminding you that we are each others' responsibility and bond. Cynthia Cole Robinson is a fine thinker and a gifted portraitist, leading us steadily toward the heart of the matter...This book is essential reading for teachers and administrators, legislators and policy makers, parents and citizens. (William Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education, Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago; Author, 'Teaching Toward Freedom: Moral Commitment and Ethical Action in the Classroom') Through poignant stories and rich theoretical analysis, Cynthia Cole Robinson explores the worlds of young Black women in ways that have been sorely lacking. A wonderful book for educational practitioners and researchers. (Annette Henry, Professor of Education, University of Washington, Tacoma; Author, 'Taking Back Control: African Canadian Women Teachers' Lives and Practice') Combining theoretical clarity and a grittiness uncommon in socio-educational inquiry, this work captures the town vs. gown experiences of a rapidly increasing number of people living at the margins of danger and desperation in our society. (William H. Watkins, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago; Editor, 'Black Protest Thought and Education')

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The Author: Cynthia Cole Robinson is an Assistant Professor of Education in the Secondary Education Department at National-Louis University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction and her M.Ed. in Instructional Leadership from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her B.A. in Psychology from the University of Chicago. Her areas of interest include social justice, urban education, womanism, race, class, and gender studies, and culturally relevant pedagogy.

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