Written by an elementary principal in a poor, urban neighbourhood in the United States, The Least of These recounts a year in the life of a school and challenges the proposition that school reform can be achieved smoothly. The author describes the conditions of the children's lives and those of the people who struggle to help them. Her account is a moving narrative depicting poverty, violence and neglect, and the teachers' struggle to offset these dismal conditions. The book highlights the restrictions facing the school which result from a large bureaucracy and a powerful teachers' union.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Corwin Press
ISBN-10
0803962002
ISBN-13
9780803962002
eBay Product ID (ePID)
252974
Product Key Features
Author
Mary Van Cleave
Publication Name
Least of These: : Stories of Schoolchildren
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
22 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Lc4091.V35 1994
Table of Content
The Children of SeptemberStar The Lost ChildCodi, Eli and Jewel Between the CracksAmy Pain That Never Goes AwayEddie Against All OddsA June Farewell
Copyright Date
1994
Topic
Children's Studies, Special Education / General, General