Wall of Fame: One Teacher, One Class, and the Power to Save Schools and Transform Lives

by Jonathan Freedman

Book Overview

As public education declined many Americans despaired of their children's future, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Freedman volunteered as a writing mentor in some of California's toughest... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0970077300
• ISBN13: 9780970077301
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Avid Academic Press
• Length: 409 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Inspirational!

Wall of Fame gives us hope in the ebbs and flows of education reform. It is about a program that really works, created by a teacher. I found the book well written and would recommmend it to anyone interested in public school education.

Great Book!

This was a great book. Mary Catherine Swanson has a great Avid program. This teacher was really dedicated to help teens into college.

Good News For Education!

This book is a pleasure to read. I'm working toward becoming a high school teacher and this book really inspired me. The book is about a program called AVID, which is a class in middle school and high school. The program started some 20 years ago and has consistently sent over 90% of its students to college! Good stuff!