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We do not really see through our eyes or hear through our ears, but through our beliefs.

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Progressive white teachers seem to say to their black students 'Let me help you find your voice. I promise not to criticize one note as you search for your song'. But the black teachers say 'I've heard your song loud and clear. Now I want to teach you to harmonize with the rest of the world.

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If the curriculum we use to teach our children does not connect in positive ways to the culture young people bring to school, it is doomed to failure.

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Bio: Lisa D. Delpit is an American educationalist and author. She is also an Eminent Scholar and Executive Director of the Center for Urban Educational Excellence at Florida International University in Miami, Florida and Felton G.

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