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

by Jonathan Freedman

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!