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Also by Ernesto Caravantes:

Clipping Their Own Wings, December 2006
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CLIPPING THEIR OWN WINGS
By: Ernesto Caravantes

The Incompatibility between Latino Culture and American Education

Hamilton Books
December 2006
On Sale: November 28, 2006
128 pages
ISBN: 0761835369
EAN: 9780761835363
Paperback
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Non-Fiction

Clipping Their Own Wings addresses one of the most urgent problems in the United States' educational system: Latino underachievement. This work presents a unique solution to this problem--Selective Cultural Adoption (SCA). SCA is method that enables Latinos to retain certain meaningful characteristics of their culture while adopting key aspects of the Anglo-American culture that will help them succeed. Clipping Their Own Wings is a hands-on book that illustrates how teachers and parents can improve the education experience of young Latinos in America.

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