Personality and Prejudice: Educational Discrimination of the Introverted Independent Thinker

by William K. Lawrence

Personality and Prejudice is an examination of institutional discrimination of introverted reflective learners in schools and society. As a follow up to his 2015 book Learning and Personality, Dr. Lawrence continues his analysis of over six years worth of research with this revealing examination of the history and methods of personality prejudice. In this new book, Lawrence reveals a gross alienation of a large portion of the American student body from the elementary to college level. As an advocate for meaningful, learning-centered discussion and genuine student participation in class, Lawrence warns of prejudice toward introverted students who tend to learn through observation and reflection. This book is a defense of introverts and a call for their inclusion in schools. The book concludes with recommendations on how teachers, administrators, and parents might contend with such discrimination and how we can better accommodate all learners, including those with intrapersonal intelligence.

148 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

Dr. William K. Lawrence is the author of Highway Zero, The Punk and the Professor, 89 Days, The Bell's Book, and other seven other titles. His other creative publications, (credited as W.K., William and Billy Lawrence) include poems & stories in various national & international literary journals, a trilogy of poetry chapbooks, and three collections of poems State of Love and Trust (2005), Punk Poetry (2016) & Revolution (2018).

Reviews

[Michael Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

The argument is relevant, especially with the focus on group work, teambuilding, etc. I had hoped that there would be more relevant ideas for the modern, technological classroom.