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May 28, 2007

PROSPECT REVIEW #28 (e) - June 2007

The current issue of The Prospect Review (#27) is now posted under Prospect Review (link is on left hand menu). The following quotes are excerpts from the Editors' Notes by Betsy Wice and Cecilia Espinosa. We thank both the writers and our wonderful editors. Warmly, Lynne Strieb

"We welcome Jennifer Rea, Elaine Replansky Smith, and Dr. Olga Winbush to this issue. Their pieces are generous. Each writer lets us in on her personal experience to deepen our understanding of how our students learn and grow. Jennifer Rea makes a thorough, concrete and reasoned argument in support of Kindergarten play as essential to literacy....Elaine Smith brings us into the life of a 'special needs' teacher in a public school in the year 2007, bringing her particular perspective as a “special education” graduate herself....In her warm, hopeful account of Deena learning to read and write, Dr. Olga Winbush uses her experience as an African-American educator to examine the strengths she and Deena draw from their shared culture. This story of the partnership between Deena and Dr. Winbush becomes a shining resource for all of us, regardless of our home culture (and Dr. Winbush also provides a powerful bibliography)."

Posted by lstrieb at May 28, 2007 10:33 PM

Comments

Thanks for this wonderful issue of the Review. I'm working, with others, on the Prospect book series, and find myself reinspired by these thoughtful accounts of teaching in meaningful, humane ways.

Posted by: Margaret Himley at June 4, 2007 1:46 PM