Spectacular Things Happen Along the WayFor your reference: the book Alyson mentioned, Spectacular Things Happened Along the Way: Lessons from an Urban Classroom (2008), Bryan D. Schultz. Something you might want to check out! Review are very positive. Thank for sharing Alyson!
From the description: "What happens when a teacher resists the pressures of ''teaching to the test'' and creates a curriculum based on student needs, wants, and desires? Brian Schultz did just that when he challenged his students from a housing project in Chicago to name a problem in their community that they wanted to solve. When the students unanimously focus on replacing their dilapidated school building, an unforgettable journey is put into motion. As his students examine the conditions of their blighted school and research the deeper causes of decay, they set off on a mission of remedy and repair. It is finally their own questions and activities that power their profound self-transformations. This moving story is a tribute to what determined teachers are able to achieve in the current stifling environment of high-stakes testing and standardization. Anyone who has faith in creativity, commitment, and the deep potential of inner-city children and youth will want to read this book."
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Kaitlyn Cannon
4/20/2017 03:08:51 am
Now this is what I call authentic writing! Obviously, I don't have access to the book itself, but I'm assuming that these students put forth a lot of effort in writing people who had the ability to fund the change they needed. Did they write newspaper articles to spread the word about their cause? Did they write grant proposals to potential wealthy benefactors? What exactly went into this project?
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