Teaching critical thinking [ practical wisdom

"Addressing questions of race, gender, and class in this work, hooks discusses the complex balance that allows us to teach, value, and learn from works written by racist and sexist authors. Highlighting the importance of reading, she insists on the primacy of free speech, a democratic education...

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Main Author: Hooks, Bell , 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Published: New York : Routledge , c2010
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Summary:"Addressing questions of race, gender, and class in this work, hooks discusses the complex balance that allows us to teach, value, and learn from works written by racist and sexist authors. Highlighting the importance of reading, she insists on the primacy of free speech, a democratic education of literacy. Throughout these essays, she celebrates the transformative power of critical thinking."--Publisher description
Item Description:"Bell Hooks The teaching trilogy"
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Includes index
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 191 p.)
ISBN:0203869192 (electronic bk.)
9780203869192 (electronic bk.)