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Title: The White Architects of Black Education: Ideology and Power in America, 1865-1954 (Teaching for Social Justice, 6) by William H. Watkins, Robin D. G. Kelley ISBN: 0-8077-4042-X Publisher: Teachers College Press Pub. Date: 01 April, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.71 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: From a Survivor
Comment: William Watkins pointedly and proudly explains how people other than the African Americans have guided the principles of Black education in the United States from the Reconstruction era to post World War II. Whether these people acting philanthropically as John D. Rockefeller or as "evil geniuses" (Chapter 6), they have shaped Black education then and some would argue for all time.
In his writing, Watkins shows that there is a view of the history of American education that does not come from the larger culture. Watkins view is from the "other side of the fence" that is not written by the victors but rather a survivor. This view is equally important as it establishes the fact there are always two sides to every story. "History is made by people in struggle" (p.179).
Generalizations tend to pervade Watkins' writings as the use of the words "few" and "many" are consistent. But this is understandable considering little or no empirical research was being conducted regarding Black education during this time period.
Pointing to the past for blaming is not the purpose of Watkins in his book, but rather an enlightenment of the history presented by a survivor of slavery, segregation and racial inequalities that have existed for generations. Truly, Watkins has offered a view of history in which we can reflect upon and use to help guide a new generation of architects.
Rating: 5
Summary: White Architects
Comment: William H. Watkins writes about the power of education and how it "can be used both to oppress and to liberate." (pg.1) Watkins shares with us how research and science in the last century validated the belief that Whites were the superior race. This belief has played a great role in the development of the school system and curriculum we have today in America. The "White Architects" have used the school system to keep races of people oppressed. He clearly defines who the architects were and the role they played in orchestrating the school system we have today.
I believe that in order to see more success among minority students in schools today we have to restructure the whole school system. Watkins book strengthens my belief. He states "public education was product of historically, politically, and socially constructed ideas." These ideas need to be updated and remade to include all races equally.
Rating: 4
Summary: The White Architects of Black Education
Comment: Mr. Watkins walks us through an historical and turbulent era of education that continues to have ramifications in our present educational system. Watkins journey through the maze of black education exposes the political and socioeconomic influences of the dominnant and affluent white culture of the north. He reveals to the reader the influences of the corporate magnets of the north who wanted cheap labor and subserivent workers. They used their philanthropy and the educational system to imposed their own philosophy of education on the black population;while promoting subserivent lifestyles for those who participated. Mr Watkins is able to convince the reader about the political and economic hold that the corporate world imposes on the black population and the disregard these men had for how the black population wanted their education to progress.
Mr. Watkins continues to show us the need for continued political and socieconomic justice for all people and warns us of the continued influence that corporate America has on all of us.
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Title: The Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935 by James D. Anderson ISBN: 0807842214 Publisher: University of North Carolina Press Pub. Date: 01 July, 1988 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Dreamkeepers : Successful Teachers of African American Children by Gloria Ladson-Billings ISBN: 0787903388 Publisher: Jossey-Bass Pub. Date: 15 January, 1997 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit ISBN: 1565841808 Publisher: New Press Pub. Date: 01 February, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Race and Education: The Roles of History and Society in Educating African American Students by William H. Watkins, James H. Lewis, Victoria Chou ISBN: 0205324398 Publisher: Pearson Education Pub. Date: 08 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $72.00 |
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Title: Too Much Schooling, Too Little Education: A Paradox of Black Life in White Societies by Mwalimu J. Shujaa ISBN: 0865433860 Publisher: Africa World Press Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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