Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison - Michael McCarthy - Books - Archway Publishing - 9781480857377 - February 13, 2018
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Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison

Michael McCarthy

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Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison

This story begins in the Concord State Prison a maximum-security facility in New Hampshire, in 1973, following the tragic uprising at the Attica State Prison in Upstate New York. It was a time of political turmoil, chaos in prisons, and the beginnings of upheaval in American education. The story ends at a successful middle school.



Telling a story of bold and relentless leadership in schools, Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison follows author Michael McCarthys career as a school leader and describes the challenges, barriers, and occasional breakthroughs he dealt with and experienced along the way. It shares how he tackled the question: Can you create a school that works for all kids and really mean it?



Offering an unvarnished look at the absurdities and outdated structures and practices which limit student success in schools, Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison journeys from the discouraging and depressing school stories of prisoners in a maximum- security facility to the hopeful stories of kids in a school for all. It narrates a story of teamwork and leadership while describing the complicated ride of risks, guerilla tactics, and skirmishes with both bureaucracy and the national media. It offers an honest and humorous inside look at what it takes to change a school.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 13, 2018
ISBN13 9781480857377
Publishers Archway Publishing
Pages 120
Dimensions 127 × 203 × 7 mm   ·   136 g
Language English  

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