书目

Putting Education to Work

内容简介

Educationhasthepowertoliftpeopleoutofpoverty,butAmerica’sschoolshaveoftenfailedtogivethemostdisadvantagedchildrentheopportunitytobuildabetterlife.Meanwhile,despitehighemployment,employerscomplainthattheycan’tfindqualifiedworkers.Bycombiningthelatestadvancementsineducation,thevaluesofCatholiceducation,andaninnovativework-studyprogram,theCristoReyNetworkhasdevelopedamodelofeducationthatgivesunderprivilegedstudentstheopportunitiestheydeserve.Anecdotedrivenwithamazingstoriesofhardshipandtransformation,thisbookwillhighlightthestudentexperienceandwhytheCristoReyprogramiseffective.Supportive,committedteachersimplementarigorouscollege-prepcurriculumtohelpstudentsovercomethechallengesfacedinmanyinner-cityschools.Studentsalsotakepartinawork-studyprogramthatallowsthemtoworkasentry-levelemployeesatmajorcorporationsfivedaysamonth.“Lifelonglearners”comeoutoftheprogramwithcriticalthinkingskillsandtheexperienceneededtoentertheworkforce,leadingtoincreasedsuccessandfinancialsustainability.TheCristoReyNetwork’sbreakthroughsinwhathasoftenbeenabrokensystemhaveplaceditontheleadingedgeofeducationreformanddevelopmentsincollegecompletion.Moreover,bymakingstudentsemployableatanearlyage,theprogram’simpactisseenbothpersonally-asstudent’svisionsofthemselvesexpand-andsocially-asitmeetstheneedsofcommunitiesinwhichthesestudentsliveandwork.Theprogram’sadditionalfocusoncharactergrowthensurestheformationofa“wholeperson”whounderstandstheirroleinservingothers.Presentingthelessonslearnedalongtheway,thisbookshowsthatanyschool-Catholicorotherwise-canlearnfromtheCristoReymodelandoffersahopefuloutlookofwhatyoungpeopleanddeterminededucatorscanachievet

作者简介

In1996,JohnP.Foley,S.J.becamethefounderandfirstpresidentoftheCristoReyJesuitHighSchool,locatedinthePilsencommunityofChicago,aHispanicneighborhoodofworking–classfamilieswithverylimitedresources.Theschoolimplementedaninnovativebusinessmodelwherebystudentsworkfivedayseachmonthinanentry–leveljobataprofessionalcompany,withthefeefortheirworkbeingdirectedtounderwritetuitioncosts.TheprogramhasexpandedintotheCristoReyNetwork,anationallyrecognizedvoiceandleaderinthemovementofeducationreform.Tolearnmore,visitwww.cristoreynetwork.or

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