Music in the Halls: The Heart and Heartbreak of Teaching at a High-Poverty School in Washington, DC

By Bernard Jankowski

Through vignettes, essays, snapshots, portraits, and poems, Music in the Halls reveals the inner workings of a high-poverty District of Columbia Public School. In it, Jankowski brings to light the visceral and emotional nature of childhood poverty and trauma and how it not only impacts a student's ability to learn but also how it restricts their ability to live a full life. Uncovering the interwoven worlds of children and their parents, teachers and administrators, and the DCPS bureaucracy-- all residing in close proximity to the nation's capital-- Music in the Halls is not simply a tale of hard knocks; it is an exploration of how one man's understanding and compassion can be transformed and expanded to encompass and embrace this world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1646034244
• ISBN13: 9781646034246
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Pact Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.1"