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Autore |
Bloch Thomas M |
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Titolo |
Stand for the best [[electronic resource] ] : what I learned after leaving my job as CEO of H&R Block to become a teacher and founder of an inner-city charter school / / Thomas M. Bloch |
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San Francisco, CA, : Jossey-Bass, c2008 |
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ISBN |
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0-470-63959-8 |
1-282-55118-3 |
9786612551185 |
0-470-63960-1 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (241 p.) |
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Collana |
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The Jossey-Bass education series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Education, Urban - United States |
Mathematics teachers - Missouri - Kansas City |
Charter schools - Missouri - Kansas City |
Teaching - Social aspects - United States |
Career changes |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Off the Block -- Back to school -- Into the trenches -- On the learning curve -- A question of character -- A new kind of urban school -- Great expectations -- Making the grade -- Moving the school -- Real heroes -- A duty to dream -- The next urban teacher -- A calling -- Midterm exam. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Thirteen years ago, Tom Bloch was CEO of H&R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing from his life. After a nineteen-year career at the company, Bloch resigned his position to become a math teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City. Stand for the Best reveals Bloch's struggles to make a difference for his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a successful charter |
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