03021nam 2200709 a 450 991045923460332120200520144314.00-470-63959-81-282-55118-397866125511850-470-63960-1(CKB)2670000000009591(EBL)487668(OCoLC)609856693(SSID)ssj0000366170(PQKBManifestationID)11231846(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000366170(PQKBWorkID)10415086(PQKB)10411260(MiAaPQ)EBC487668(Au-PeEL)EBL487668(CaPaEBR)ebr10366661(CaONFJC)MIL255118(EXLCZ)99267000000000959120080114d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrStand 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. Bloch1st ed.San Francisco, CA Jossey-Bassc20081 online resource (241 p.)The Jossey-Bass education seriesDescription based upon print version of record.0-470-18896-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index.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.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 school, University Academy.Jossey-Bass education series.Education, UrbanUnited StatesMathematics teachersMissouriKansas CityCharter schoolsMissouriKansas CityTeachingSocial aspectsUnited StatesCareer changesElectronic books.Education, UrbanMathematics teachersCharter schoolsTeachingSocial aspectsCareer changes.371.10092BBloch Thomas M115725MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459234603321Stand for the best1974423UNINA