Relentless Pursuit A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America
Relentless Pursuit A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America
- ISBN 13:
9780307278234
- ISBN 10:
0307278239
- Edition: Reprint
- Format: Paperback
- Copyright: 03/10/2009
- Publisher: Vintage
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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 Pursuitlays 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.