Joanne Jacobs' new book is finally available for preorder! It ships November 24, and it looks fascinating:
Our School: The Inspiring Story of Two Teachers, One Big Idea and the School That Beat the Odds (Palgrave Macmillan) tells the story of a San Jose charter school that prepares students who are “failing but not in jail” for four-year colleges.It really is an inspiring story. The average Downtown College Prep
student comes from a Mexican immigrant family and enters ninth grade
reading at a fifth grade level; 100 percent of graduates have been
accepted at four-year colleges and 97 percent are on track to earn a
bachelor's degree. DCP now scores well above the state average on
the Academic Performance Index, ranking in the top third compared to
all high schools, including affluent suburban schools. DCP follows
what I call the work-your-butt-off philosophy of education. Its
leaders analyze what's not working, adapt quickly and waste no time
on esteem inflation or excuses.
Joanne has asked edubloggers to spread the word, and see if we can't make book sales soar on November 10th (rank as of 6:45 am EST is 6807). Don't miss the raves by such luminaries as Jay Mathews and Abigail Thernstrom as well.
Posted by kswygert at November 10, 2005 06:43 AM