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Genre/Form: | Biography |
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Named Person: | Rafe Esquith; Rafe Esquith; Rafe Esquith |
Material Type: | Biography |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Rafe Esquith |
ISBN: | 1400030838 9781400030835 |
OCLC Number: | 55521126 |
Awards: | Commended for Books for a Better Life (Motivational) 2003 |
Description: | x, 210 pages ; 21 cm |
Contents: | Prologue : The boxer -- Curtains -- Who are you? -- Johnny can't read -- I won't back down -- Running on empty -- The heart of the matter -- On the road to find out -- A one-story town -- A touch of gray -- When numbers get serious -- One -- Get back in line -- Life on the road -- Heroes and villains -- Epilogue : I'm still standing. |
Other Titles: | How an inner-city teacher, winner of the American Teacher Award, inspires his students and challenges us to rethink the way we educate our children |
Responsibility: | Rafe Esquity. |
Abstract:
Los Angeles teacher Rafe Esquith tells the story of his career, discussing how he has repeatedly challenged the system of public education and achieved success promoting a program of hard work, dedication, and perseverance.
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