Teacher: Two Years in the Mississippi Delta

by Michael Copperman

Book Overview

When Michael Copperman left Stanford University for the Mississippi Delta in 2002, he imagined he would lift underprivileged children from the narrow horizons of rural poverty. Well-meaning but na ve, the Asian American from the West Coast soon lost his bearings in a world divided between black and white. He had no idea how to manage a classroom or help children navigate the considerable challenges they faced. In trying to help students, he often...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496805852
• ISBN13: 9781496805850
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.6"