For decades American teachers and parents, as well as scholars and policy makers, have wondered why some children succeed in school and life despite terrible circumstances, while others of equal intelligence and talent are not up to the challenge. Rosa Aronson provides the answer in one powerful word: resilience. She chronicles the lives of seven remarkable individuals, none of them ... Read morecelebrities, who overcame poverty, disability, and discrimination to become creative adults. She shows how this unmeasurable quality produces so much good and discusses how it might be replicated so more can succeed.
Jay Mathews, Washington Post education reporter and columnist, author of Class Struggle Dr. Aronson's book contains seven richly textured personal stories of individuals who overcame adverse early conditions in their lives to become success stories....It is one of those rare books that is highly readable and rich in content. But most of all, it is a book about hope, hope for all those who believe in making equality of opportunity in America a reality.
Harold Burbach, Ph.D., professor and Chairman of Leadership, Foundations, and Policy at the Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlott Show Less