The Emergency Teacher
The Inspirational Story of a New Teacher in an Inner-City School
Asquith, Christina
Bowden, Mark (FRW)
Wong, Harry K., Dr. (INT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
Christina Asquith presents a moving first-hand account of her year teaching in one of Philadelphias worst schools. Told with striking humor and honesty, her story begins when the School District of Philadelphia, in desperate need of 1,500 new teachers,
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Christina Asquith presents a moving first-hand account of her year teaching in one of Philadelphias worst schools. Told with striking humor and honesty, her story begins when the School District of Philadelphia, in desperate need of 1,500 new teachers, instituted a policy of hiring emergency certified instructors. Asquith, then a 25-year-old reporter for the Philadelphia Inquirer, joined their untrained ranks. More challenging than her classroom in the crime-infested neighborhood known as the Badlands are the trials she faced outside, including a corrupt principal, the politics that prevented a million-dollar grant from reaching her students, and the administrations shocking insistence that teachers maintain the appearance of success in the face of utter defeateven if it means falsifying test scores. Her story will inspire, educate, and entertain.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1602391939
ISBN(13-digit): 9781602391932
Dewey Decimal: 371.1
Library of Congress: 2007028967
Book Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 210
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