This was a thought provoking book. The author gives us much to think about in terms of how we interact with middle America and in particular with people in poverty. He makes some pretty strong statements about attitudes of people in poverty that could be good places for us to start discussions about our own attitudes and practices. This could tie in nicely with discussions of the outcomes of the current election and what ARE the best public policies to help people get out of poverty. It might be interesting to get some of our programs such as Social Work, Sociology, Economics, Child and Adolescent Development, and Education to help us with those discussions. I did think it was a bit preachy in places, but I got over it. Also his story of making it in spite of so many hurdles is one our students need to hear. The author is local so may be able to come at a reasonable cost.
Thalia did a great job of highlighting the strengths of the book as a potential CRP one. The author writes about a segment of the population that is often overlooked, as evidenced by the election results. It would offer timely topics for discussion as well, since many socio-economic issues are complex ones.
This was a thought provoking book. The author gives us much to think about in terms of how we interact with middle America and in particular with people in poverty. He makes some pretty strong statements about attitudes of people in poverty that could be good places for us to start discussions about our own attitudes and practices. This could tie in nicely with discussions of the outcomes of the current election and what ARE the best public policies to help people get out of poverty. It might be interesting to get some of our programs such as Social Work, Sociology, Economics, Child and Adolescent Development, and Education to help us with those discussions. I did think it was a bit preachy in places, but I got over it. Also his story of making it in spite of so many hurdles is one our students need to hear. The author is local so may be able to come at a reasonable cost.
Thalia did a great job of highlighting the strengths of the book as a potential CRP one. The author writes about a segment of the population that is often overlooked, as evidenced by the election results. It would offer timely topics for discussion as well, since many socio-economic issues are complex ones.