Con Respeto: Bridging the Distances Between Culturally Diverse Families and Schools : An Ethnographic Portrait

This is the story of ten Mexican immigrant families and of how each goes about the business of surviving and learning to succeed in a new world. It describes how the parents prepare their children for a rapidly changing world so as to become competent adults. more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-04-2009; Thought-provoking book; This book is not a hard read, but it is packed with thought-provoking insights from the author. Valdes's descriptions of the 10 Mexican immigrant families from her study will forever change how you view culture and education. A...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-08-2007; Pleased; I was very please with the condition and the speed of delivery. The book arrived before it was due.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-24-2004; Aztec history lovers, this is for you; I learned more about the Mexica worldview from living with eight Mexican families, through this book, than from all the old codices combined. The little precolumbian homilies children got in Tenochtitlan--little rules for living that...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2002; This is not the entire picture; The person that reviewed this book so far cannot understand, maybe empathize, what the parents of these children endure in a society that is dominated by the notion of "whiteness". The only parents talked about, are those immigrants who...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-04-2009; Thought-provoking book; This book is not a hard read, but it is packed with thought-provoking insights from the author. Valdes's descriptions of the 10 Mexican immigrant families from her study will forever change how you view culture and education. A...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-16-2002; This is not the entire picture; The person that reviewed this book so far cannot understand, maybe empathize, what the parents of these children endure in a society that is dominated by the notion of "whiteness". The only parents talked about, are those immigrants who...; read full review | report as inappropriate