Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America
Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America (Vintage) Donna Foote,
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307278239
DDC: 371.100979494
Edition: Paperback; 2009-03-10
Summary:
When Locke High School opened its doors in 1967, the residents of
Watts celebrated it as a sign of the changes promised by Los Angeles.
But four decades later, first-year Teach for America recruits
Rachelle, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor are greeted by a school that
looks more like a prison, with bars, padlocks, and chains all over.
With little training and experience, these four will be asked to
produce academic gains in students who are among the most
disadvantaged in the country. Relentless Pursuit lays bare the
experiences of these four teachers to evaluate the strengths and
peculiarities of Teach for America and a social reality that has
become inescapable.
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