Katrina's Sandcastles: New Hope From The Ruins of New Orleans Schools (Real World)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (538 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1621067483 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Whatever you do, just don't quit There isn't anyone to replace you."It has been almost a decade since Hurricane Katrina destroyed large portions of New Orleans while killing almost 2,000 people there and along other portions of the Gulf Coast. The emergency response of the concerned governmental agencies and leadership was famously inadequate. A large portion of the population of New Orleans was displ. This book made me cry Oh man, this book made me cry. A lot. More than anything else I've read about education in New Orleans--and I've read a lot on the subject--Katrina's Sandcastles hit me in the heart, conveying what it must actually feel like to wake up and drive to school and teach, every morning, young people who've been so underestimated by their public schools.Stop reading this revi. Think you know the state of education, Katrina's Sandcastles will make you think again. R. Bryon Frenyea This book is not just for teacher's, this is a must read book for everyone. While the focus is on Kaycee's development work in New Orleans Sci Academy, in the aftermath of Katrina, it brings to the forefront the problems so many teachers face in a crumbling educational system. The problems facing society today are minimal, compared to what they will become, if we conti
“Incredibly moving a powerful story that captures emotion but remains simple in its main points. Really incredible stuff.” —Morgan Ripski, Collegiate Academies
The first thing I need you to know is that becoming a teacher was the most important thing that ever happened to me.” With these words, Kaycee Eckhardt begins a journey both harrowing and hopeful: the story of becoming an effective teacher, and building a new school, in post-Katrina New Orleans. With affection and brutal honesty, she relates the hilarity and tragedy of several children, the belief in all things possible, and finally, the most difficult decision of all. Beginning as a first year teacher, barely out of six weeks of training, the book follows her path from the New Orleans neighborhoods of Holly Grove, Algiers, Treme, and the 9th Ward. She takes us through four different schools, a destroyed bicycle, a half dead pit bull, a burlesque-dancer, spit and a concussion, broken light bulbs, a phonics lesson, and planting the seeds of literacy in the most dire of circumstances. Filled with heartbreaking stories, teacher survival strategies, and an excess of heart, Katrina's Sandcastles is a story of sacrifice and struggle, belief and failure, despair and ultimate redemption in the heart of the Crescent City.