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Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing (MIT Press) Paperback – February 26, 2010

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  • Series: MIT Press
  • Paperback: 216 pages
  • Publisher: The MIT Press (February 26, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0262514044
  • ISBN-13: 978-0262514040
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3.0 out of 5 starsImportant Wakeup Call, Poor Solution Implementation
By Helene Martin on April 2, 2009
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Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race, and Computing approaches the delicate issue of race tactfully while making important points about the value of computer science education, the futility of simply "dumping" cutting-edge technology in otherwise under-resourced schools and the importance of dedicated instructors. Jane Margolis and her research team have provided a powerful account of the disparities plaguing high school computer science education but unfortunately make few useful recommendations for overcoming them.

The racial inequality in computing presented in this book seems a lot less subtle than the gender imbalance described in Unlocking the Clubhouse: Women in Computing. Indeed, it is well known that schools primarily catering to minority students tend to be underfunded, overcrowded, poorly led, weak on academics, and filled with under-qualified teachers. This perpetuates the factors leading to this situation in the first place: minority adults tend to get lower paying jobs, buy cheaper houses producing less in property taxes and be less involved in their children's schooling. Given these challenges, it comes as little surprise that computer science education, or in fact advanced education in any subject, reaches few minorities.

The book is based on three years of data collection in three LA high schools: one nearly exclusively Hispanic, the other predominantly black and the third in a middle-class white neighborhood with about 50% minority attendance.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA must-read for teachers in all STEM fields.
By Bennett Brown on February 4, 2013
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Margolis and company have led an incredibly effective program to engage Black, Hispanic, and female students in computer science. This book reveals how the underlying problems they discovered were causing minorities and women to be underrepresented in the CS pipeline. Profiling three very different schools, they find that each school channels the majority of talent away from computer science, but in different ways. Teachers from any school will find unexpected reflections of themselves and their school in Stuck in the Shallow End, and in the end will put down the book with greater insight into how their school's programs might be contributing to the problem. An important book to read for educators and systemic thinkers, its lessons apply not only to computer science but to all fields in which women and minorities are under-represented.

I've mentioned my high regard for Stuck in the Shallow End to several leaders in computer science education. All gave a surprisingly similar response: "That book changed my career." Through this book, our efforts to address a national crisis -- in which we find ourselves devastatingly short on people with the skills or interest in computer science -- become a direct descendant of the civil rights work that inspired a generation. A must-read.
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4.0 out of 5 starsgreat read on the state of computing education in American high schools!
By Sarita Yardi on September 22, 2008
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This book is engaging and inspiring. Margolis and her research team spent three years immersed in three high schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District. As a former student in a similar large, public southern California high school, I distinctly remember seeing the gradual decline of African American and Latino students in the advanced courses from the 7th-12th grade. At the time, I had little understanding of why this happened, and even now, am surprised to learn how many complex factors influenced this decline. The picture hasn't changed much since then. Even now, the National Science Foundation is currently funding a nationwide Broadening Participation in Computing program among researchers to address exactly these questions.

Margolis' book reveals the structural inequalities that influence the low participation among African Americans and Latino/a students in receiving higher ed degrees in computer science. While the lack of
women and minorities in computing and technical careers is an oft-cited statistic, we understand far less about the multiple factors that cause such unequal participation. Margolis' insights into the many hidden causes of why students of certain backgrounds face an increasingly uphill battle is profound, and sometimes shocking.

It is easy to look for surface level explanations for this decline of interest but this book reveals how complex and daunting the equation is. It reveals a number of structural problems in detail: the implications of having so few teachers trained to teach high school Computer Science, how throwing hardware (i.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsA provocative and proactive read
By Brian Davis on January 12, 2014
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The parallel of the inequity in swimming over the past century to education really was intriguing. As a person who has been working to address inequity in education reform, this book provided yet another complexity to be mindful of related to technology integration. The best of intentions, if not embraced properly, can create further divisions in education. Any education leader who is considering reform efforts, especially technology as an equalizer, needs to read this book and truly evaluate the strategic implementation of such an initiative.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI have recommended this book to all my colleagues in public K-12 ...

I was given this book at a training I attended for teachers who will be teaching computer science concepts in K-12 public schools. Read more

Published 7 months ago by Cheri
5.0 out of 5 starsThis Needs to Be Read

While the results were disturbing this is a must read for anyone who wants to see an increase in women and persons of color in the computer field. It must start in high school.

Published 8 months ago by The Fab MR
4.0 out of 5 starsEye opening

I read Stuck in the Shallow End as a precursor to conducting undergraduate research on women in computing. Read more

Published 14 months ago by Alex
5.0 out of 5 starsMust read for teachers at every level.

Provides a unique perspective on the problems of "Equal" education and clear data to support the analysis. A must read for every teacher at every level of education. Read more

Published on November 14, 2013 by The Professor
1.0 out of 5 starsAbsolutely terrible research -- Don't waste your time

Don't waste your time. This is one of the worst books I have ever read. Why? Let's start with the analogy: Blacks and Hispanics were excluded from swimming in public pools in the... Read more

Published on October 25, 2013 by Stephen A. Caswell
5.0 out of 5 starsReading for all Computer Scientists on the Haves and Have-nots

I enjoyed this reading because it discusses the social issues in dealing with the concerns that educators have who teach computer science courses.

Published on July 11, 2013 by Amazon Customer
4.0 out of 5 starsGreat information

This book is currently being used for a research project in my master's program. It has some great information and data which is very helpful in my project.

Published on February 8, 2013 by DeeDee Conway
5.0 out of 5 starsGreat Book!

This book is a must-read if you are an educator or if you are a business rep that hires anyone coming out of our educational system or if you are a policy-maker that deals with... Read more

Published on June 4, 2009 by Debbois
3.0 out of 5 starsComputer Science enrollment, has been down everywhere

not just in high schools, but in all universities and colleges in USA. Margolis showed low participation among African Americans and Latino students in computer science in the... Read more

Published on November 4, 2008 by Donald Hsu
5.0 out of 5 starsYou Don't Need to Be a Nerd To Need to Read This Book

This book is a germinal work for anyone who cares about the critical intersections of education, race, and computing. Read more

Published on September 26, 2008 by Christine Stephenson

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