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The Road Out: A Teacher´s Odyssey in Poor America
Deborah Hicks
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Description for The Road Out: A Teacher´s Odyssey in Poor America
Paperback. Can one teacher truly make a difference in her students' lives when everything is working against them? Can a love for literature and learning save the most vulnerable of youth from a life of poverty? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 296 pages, 10 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFA; JFSJ; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 144 x 201 x 18. Weight in Grams: 352.
Can one teacher truly make a difference in her students' lives when everything is working against them? Can a love for literature and learning save the most vulnerable of youth from a life of poverty? The Road Out is a gripping account of one teacher's journey of hope and discovery with her students - girls growing up poor in a neighborhood that was once home to white Appalachian workers, and is now a ghetto. Deborah Hicks, set out to give one group of girls something she never had: a first-rate education, and a chance to live their dreams. A contemporary ... Read more
Can one teacher truly make a difference in her students' lives when everything is working against them? Can a love for literature and learning save the most vulnerable of youth from a life of poverty? The Road Out is a gripping account of one teacher's journey of hope and discovery with her students - girls growing up poor in a neighborhood that was once home to white Appalachian workers, and is now a ghetto. Deborah Hicks, set out to give one group of girls something she never had: a first-rate education, and a chance to live their dreams. A contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
352g
Number of Pages
294
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520283916
SKU
V9780520283916
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Deborah Hicks
Deborah Hicks has written about the lives of children for two decades. She works in the Program in Education at Duke University and directs an educational program for girls in Appalachia.
Reviews for The Road Out: A Teacher´s Odyssey in Poor America
"It's become a standard book and movie trope: An idealistic teacher walks into a classroom of hardened, at-risk students and strives to reach them.But the outlines of the story, while familiar, can still surprise and inspire." Boston Globe Book Section "A valuable look at the intellectual lives (and fragile potential) of girls buffeted by American social realities, and an excellent ... Read more