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| Gifted to Learn |
| Gloria Mehlmann |
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| In 1960s Regina, when racial discrimination often went unchallenged, and the education system needed visionary reform, Gloria Mehlmann struggled to embrace her Cree/Saulteaux identity and sustain her passion for learning and teaching. Critical but not cynical, Mehlmann's touching stories reveal the experiences and students that taught her to become one of Saskatchewan's guiding voices for education reform. While devotees of memoir will be transported by Mehlmann's humane storytelling, specialists in Native Studies, Education, Women's Studies, and Autobiography are also invited to explore the clear, strong prose within Gifted to Learn. |
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| ISBN: 978-0-88864-498-5 |
| Price: CND$ 24.95, USD$ 24.95, £ 13.75 |
| Discount: Trade |
| Subject: Education/Memoir |
| Publication Date: August 2008 |
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| Reviews |
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"Gloria Mehlmann's Gifted to Learn should be on the bookshelves of every university campus as part of the required readings for undergraduate education students and for teachers returning to complete their master's degrees. Mehlmann grew up on Cowessess First Nation Reserve in Saskatchewan and later became a public school teacher. Her experiences as a First Nations person and caring teacher provide insights into how historical injustices, identity struggles and cultures of poverty are part of every student and classroom, and the Canadian experience. Mehlmann understands personally and through the eyes of her students, how unchallenged aboriginal discrimination impacts lives. In this book she uniquely fuses her wisdom about native studies, curriculum and pedagogy to create a penetrating glimpse into education. This book is an absolute must for educators.”
Louise Gonsalvez, The Global Educator, Summer 2009 |
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"While Gloria herself was lucky enough NOT to be sent to the notorious Indian Residential Schools, her older siblings were not so lucky. Gloria grew up hearing stories of the atrocious and violent acts committed in the schools. This was why the reserve demanded a school of its own. Gloria's formal education did not begin until the reserve finally got its own school. She was 10 years old when she started school. At age 14 Gloria's parents decided to send her away from the reserve to Regina, Saskatchewan, where she attended a local high school. Gloria later attended University in Regina as well as a Teachers Training College, and by the early 1960's she was a qualified teacher and began teaching. ... This book is not a chronological biography. Instead it consists of a series of stories about various students that Gloria was lucky enough to teach and how each of these students taught Gloria something about herself or about the world.”
BiblioHistoria, March 17, 2009 |
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| Author Gloria Mehlmann grew up on an Indian reservation in Saskatchewan, Canada, and worked as a public school teacher between 1962 and 1983, a period when discrimination and other abuses against students and teachers often went unchallenged. Here she shares the experiences she had with the students who ultimately ended up teaching her. The book will be of interest to those in Native studies, education, and women's studies. The author has also served as a public library trustee and as Director of Aboriginal Education. (Annotation ©2009 Book News Inc. Portland, OR) |
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"Gloria Mehlmann's memoir Gifted to Learn colourfully recounts her 20-year
career, which began in the 1960s, as a school teacher in Regina. With the
world a much more complex place, homes not as stable as they used to be,
children exposed to a wider range of activities, and technology with a high
entertainment factor, Mehlmann believes it has become increasingly difficult
for the role of a classroom teacher. 'I still believe that teaching a child to read and to love reading at an early age is key to their future,' said Mehlmann. 'A love of reading creates curiosity and a desire to learn throughout life.'”
Gillian Slade, Medicine Hat News, November 3, 2008 |
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