Education in Albuquerque / Ann Piper ; foreword by Dr. Ernie Stapleton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piper, Ann., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque--History--Pictorial works.

Education.

Education--New Mexico--Albuquerque--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Publishing, [2014]

Summary:

A mix of cultures unique to any space in North America funneled into the Albuquerque, New Mexico, area after Spanish invaders stumbled in through the south in 1506. For centuries, indigenous Americans had established ways of knowing and transmitting learning to their young, but colliding old and new cultures left the area's learning communities irrevocably changed. Subsequently, other native tribes and more European, South American, and Asian cultures proudly ported their perceived best practices concerning educating youth into the area. In 1880, the railroad, bolstered by powerful Anglo economic forces, blasted into Albuquerque, carrying new cultures clinging to the railcars: Greeks, Italians, Germans, Jews of many heritages, English, Easterners, Southerners, a host of cowboys, farmers, merchants, and more--all shadowed by motivated politicians. The founding, unfolding, and evolution of educational systems in Albuquerque weaves a crazy-quilt story regarding public, private, and parochial schooling—as well as regrettably ill-founded systems that wronged natives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 126).

OCLC:

900734199