04302nam 22008293u 450 991081745870332120230126212119.01-59558-928-7(CKB)2670000000519791(EBL)1486510(SSID)ssj0001112255(PQKBManifestationID)12509259(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001112255(PQKBWorkID)11158432(PQKB)11508151(MiAaPQ)EBC1486510(EXLCZ)99267000000051979120140217d2014|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrHold Fast to Dreams A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond PovertyNew York New Press, The20141 online resource (387 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-37629-8 1-59558-904-X Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Authors' Note; 1. Riding Backward: Nkese and Dwight; 2. With Whom Do You Make Your Permanent Home? Mike and Abby; 3. Take the Brooklyn Out of You: Nkese and Dwight; 4. Someone to Step Up and Pave the Way: Ashley; 5. Away from the Madness: Mike and Abby; 6. Do You Know What It's Like to Live My Life? Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael; 7. Finding the Best Fit: Ashley; 8. Forward Movement: Nkese and Dwight; 9. Room to Grow: Mike and Abby; 10. Undocumented American Dream: Aicha and Santiago; 11. Let's Change Lives: Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael12. The Will to Aspire: Aicha and SantiagoConclusion: College Material; A Note to My Students; Acknowledgments; NotesSince Joshua Steckel began work at a Brooklyn public high school as its first-ever college guidance counselor, every one of the hundreds of graduates he has counseled has been accepted to college, many to top-flight schools with all expenses paid. But getting in is only one small part of the drama of his students' stories. In a riveting work of narrative nonfiction-winner of a Studs and Ida Terkel award-Hold Fast to Dreams follows the lives of ten of Josh's students as they navigate the vast and obstacle-ridden landscape of college in America, where students for whom the stakes of Academic achievement -- United StatesCollege choice -- United StatesEducational counseling -- New York (State) --New York -- Case studiesHigh school students --New York (State) -- New York -- InterviewsMinority students -- Counseling of -- United StatesStudent aspirations -- New York (State) --New York -- Case studiesEducational counselingCounseling ofNew YorkNew York (State)Case studiesHigh school studentsNew York (State)New YorkInterviewsStudent aspirationsNew YorkNew York (State)Case studiesMinority studentsUnited StatesCollege choiceUnited StatesAcademic achievementUnited StatesEducationHILCCSocial SciencesHILCCTheory & Practice of EducationHILCCAcademic achievement -- United States.College choice -- United States.Educational counseling -- New York (State) --New York -- Case studies.High school students --New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews.Minority students -- Counseling of -- United States.Student aspirations -- New York (State) --New York -- Case studies.Educational counselingCounseling ofHigh school studentsStudent aspirationsMinority studentsCollege choiceAcademic achievementEducationSocial SciencesTheory & Practice of Education371.4097471Zasloff Beth1606032Steckel Joshua1606033AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910817458703321Hold Fast to Dreams3931589UNINA