In the classroom : dispatches from an inner-city school that works
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : Free Press, ©1997.
ISBN
0684827565, 9780684827568
Physical Desc
xix, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Framingham State - Main | LD7501 .J6785 G47 1997 | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : Free Press, ©1997.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
0684827565, 9780684827568
Notes
Description
Unlike any recent book on education and inner-city life, In the Classroom provides an intimate, unsparing, and hopeful portrait of a poor parochial high school that turns scant resources into success through discipline, faith, and the often untapped power of parents and teachers. When Mark Gerson walked through the doors of a spartan Jersey City Catholic high school to begin a year of teaching, he entered a world that he, like most affluent young people, had never known.
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A young, Jewish, Frank Sinatra-loving, jacket-and-tie-wearing suburbanite, Gerson was placed in charge of mostly black and Hispanic inner-city students with a penchant for rap music, tough talk (and action), and oversized jeans. After he won their respect in the classroom and on the basketball court, the students opened up with Gerson, sharing with him a world of their conflicts and hopes and their stark opinions on race, crime, welfare, sex, and religion. The views of.
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This new generation of city kids and their families will often surprise: they fit no easy categories and show a powerful determination to succeed that goes beyond the limited choices and opportunities offered in our present schooling system.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Gerson, M. (1997). In the classroom: dispatches from an inner-city school that works . Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gerson, Mark. 1997. In the Classroom: Dispatches From an Inner-city School That Works. Free Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Gerson, Mark. In the Classroom: Dispatches From an Inner-city School That Works Free Press, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Gerson, Mark. In the Classroom: Dispatches From an Inner-city School That Works Free Press, 1997.
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