There Are No Shortcuts

作者 Rafe Esquith著
出版社 Random House US
出版时间 2004年5月第1版
ISBN 9781400030835
定价 112.10

内容简介

Yearafteryear,RafeEsquith’sfifth-gradestudentsexcel.Theyreadpassionately,farabovetheirgradelevel;tacklealgebra;andstageShakespearesoprofessionallythattheyoftenwowthegreatShakespearenactorhimself,SirIanMcKellen.YetEsquithteachesatanL.A.innercityschoolknownastheJungle,wherefewofhisstudentsspeakEnglishathome,andmanyarefrompoorortroubledfamilies.What’shiswinningrecipe?Adietofintensivelearningmixedwithalotofkindnessandfun.Hiskidsattendclassfrom6:30A.M.untilwellafter4:00P.M.rightthroughmostoftheirvacations.TheytakefieldtripstoEuropeandYosemite.Theyplayrockandroll.Mediocrityhasnoplaceintheirclassroom.Andtheresultsfollowthemforlife,astheygoontocollegessuchasHarvard,Princeton,andStanford.Possessedbyafierceidealism,Esquithworksevenharderthanhisstudents.Asanoutspokenmaverickofpubliceducation(hisheroesincludeHuckFinnandAtticusFinch),headmitstosignificantmistakesandheatedfightswithadministratorsandcolleagues.Weall—teachers,parents,citizens—havemuchtolearnfromhiscandoranduncompromisingvision.

作者简介

RafeEsquithisbeginninghiseighteenthyearatHobartElementarySchoolinLosAngeles.HeistheproductoftheLosAngelespublicschoolsandagraduateofUCLA.Hismanyhonorsandawardsincludethe1992DisneyNationalOutstandingTeacheroftheYearAward,aSigmaBetaDeltaFellowshipfromJohnsHopkinsUniversity,ParentsMagazine’sAsYouGrowAward,OprahWinfrey’sUseYourLifeAward,andanMBEfromQueenElizabeth.HelivesinLosAngeleswithhiswife,BarbaraTong.FromtheHardcoveredition.,,