INDIAN SCHOOL : TECHING THE WHITE MAN'S WAY - Michael L. Cooper

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Houghton Mifflin (1999) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 103 pagesItem Weight : 400g ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0395920841 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0395920848 Reading age ‏ : ‎ 10 - 12 years Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 18.42 x 1.91 x 23.5 cmCondition : Very GoodSummary This book for young people examines the history, purpose, and daily routine of government-operated boarding schools for American Indians and tells the personal stories, often in their own words, of several young students. Chapter 1 describes the journey to Pennsylvania of the first Indian children to attend the Carlisle school in 1879. Chapter 2 gives a brief history of Indian childrearing and education customs and the loss of old ways...Xem thêm