Extracts from the text: "Why are fifteen million children and youth in poverty not achieving when we know that low-income students excel in the classrooms of â?ostarâ? teachers (who comprise approximately 8 percent of the teaching force)?".
Teachers who empathize with students and the life challenges they face soon realize that the dysfunctional bureaucracies will not permit them to meet the needs of their students. This book provides a theoretical critique of our schools of education. It offers recommendations on what must be done to ensure all children can achieve their potential.