Small Victories (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Samuel G. Freedman
- First Published: 1990
- Type of Work: Education
- Genres: Nonfiction, Social issues
- Subjects: Teaching or teachers, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, New York City, Education or educators, Schools or school life, 1980’s, Inner cities or inner-city life, Idealism, Students or student life, Bureaucracy or bureaucrats
- Locales: New York, NY
The list of books addressing the national crisis in American education is long and still growing. SMALL VICTORIES, however, is not just another addition to this list. While intent on facing the issue of providing quality public education to economically and academically disadvantaged students, this book captures the human faces involved in the struggle by focusing on the experiences of Siegel, her colleagues, and her students at Seward Park High School during the 1987-1988 school year.
Siegel is an energetic and dedicated teacher whose duties include team teaching a course on the...
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