365 books, please is a year-long project by yours truly, Anna L. I am a pre-service teacher (a.k.a. grad student), aspiring to build my classroom library by December 31st, 2011. Each day, I'll contribute a work to the collection. You'll find short and sweet posts about pieces such as picture books, instructional texts, juvenile fiction, comics, classics, and more! Cultivating future generations of avid readers is the goal. Your support is greatly appreciated, and recommendations are welcome.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Whatever It Takes
More required reading for my teacher residency. In the words of my cohort coordinator:
"This book will serve to provide the big-picture background for the work we do at (...). It is an engaging discussion of the achievement gap and the exciting narrative of a particular approach to it. It’s well aligned with our mission, because Mr. Canada’s Harlem Children’s Zone embraces the idea of preparing children and families for college success from a very young age."
I concur. Geoffrey Canada is an inspiration. But Paul Tough's excellent narration is equally inspiring .
Labels:
adult education,
charter schools,
Geoffrey Canada,
Harlem,
KIPP,
Paul Tough,
poverty,
race
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