Taking It Personally: Racism in Classroom from Kinderg to College

I found the book to be interesting and valuable - an authentic account of the authors attempts to deal constructively with how race and racism affect teaching and learning. It is valuable for educators to read personal accounts of this nature. The reality of how racism affects educators (of color and whites) is often obscured in academic books and articles by intellectual analyses by neglecting the fact that people's emotions, beliefs, and attitudes deeply affect what goes on in classrooms and schools.

Taking it Personally represents an excellent contribution to readings and scholarship in the area of ethnic studies, education, and multiculturalism. The narrative style of the book makes it accessible and enjoyable reading. There is dramatic tension as the teachers juxtapose their experiences of teaching about racism in a university classroom, and discuss the heated emotions that arise for students in response to the course.This book would make an excellent core text for courses in educational foundations or ethnic studies. It is very appropriate for use in teacher education programs.Further, it is well-written and engaging for others interested more generally in education, racism, and social justice.