Do you know what it means, to teach New Orleans?: a classroom memoir

By Mark L. Lucker

Poverty, violence, neglect, rampant apathy - not ideal backdrops for learning...at least if you're a student. In 2008, Mark and Amy Lucker left their corporate lives in Minnesota and followed their faith and hearts to become teachers in New Orleans, joining the effort to help rebuild one of the worst public school systems in America, post hurricane Katrina. Do you know what it means, to teach New Orleans? is an intimate, first-hand, up close look on what made two people answer a calling, those who helped make it a reality, and many of the unforgettable characters and situations that have graced their lives over the past eight years. At times sobering, always thought provoking; tales of school children that are funny, poignant, sad - often in the same anecdote. A must read for educators, and those who try to live out their faith and lives in practical, tangible ways.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1522704795
• ISBN13: 9781522704799
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"