Our school: the inspiring story of two teachers, one big idea, and the school that beat the odds
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
Buch
- 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Zugriff:
"Our School tells the story of Downtown College Prep, a public charter high school in San Jose that recruits underachieving students and promises to prepare them for four-year colleges and universities. The average student enters ninth-grade with fifth-grade reading and math skills. Many have slid through school without doing homework. Some barely speak English."
"Tracking the innovative and pioneering program, journalist Joanne Jacobs follows the young principal who tries to shake the hand of every student each day, the dedicated teachers who inspire teens to break free from their histories of failure, and the immigrant parents who fight to protect their children from gangs. This book provides a new understanding of what makes a school work and how desire, pride, and community - ganas, orgullo, and communidad - can put students on track for success in life."--Jacket.
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Our school: the inspiring story of two teachers, one big idea, and the school that beat the odds
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Jacobs, Joanne. |
Veröffentlichung: | New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005 |
Medientyp: | Buch |
Umfang: | 240 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4039-7023-7 (print) ; 1-4039-7023-8 (print) |
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