Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School Free Audiobook Download by Courtney E. Martin

In the first-person narrative, Martin shares her experiences and the significant moments in her daughter's life, from the first time she attended a racially divided school through college. She also shares stories of people who have helped her as a single mother in an expensive city learn to love herself, be proud of where she is from, and believe in herself.

Like many people, I grew up in a relatively segregated world. My parents were both white and that meant that I went to mostly white schools for the entirety of my education, which included four years at Harvard University and one year at Oxford University. In 2005 as a freshman in college, I became pregnant with my first child. When I found out her father was black, and the more racial diversity she would have around her, the better she would learn…

My daughter's public school is divided by race and poverty. Classrooms in the building are grouped by ethnicity. There are two white teachers for every 100 students, which ensures that many white students have no black friends while many black students have no white friends.

Learning in public is a new initiative that challenges institutions of all types, including schools and museums to collaborate with learners and communities outside of the traditional school walls. Courtney Martin's new book, Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter's School explores how learning can be reimagined through the lens of her daughter's elementary school experience.

Courtney Martin shares lessons from her daughter's experience with a racially-divided school. As parents, we should be aware of our children's experiences and how we can help them overcome the challenges they face.

This is a memoir written by the author of New York Times bestseller Losing My Father: A Memoir about Racial Reconciliation. The book chronicles her journey with her daughter from a high-income neighborhood in Long Island to more diverse schools across the country, encountering some difficult and uncomfortable experiences along the way.