{"product_id":"our-school-paperback","title":"Our School - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoanne Jacobs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHonest, engaging, and inspiring, \u003ci\u003e Our School\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Downtown College Prep, a public charter high school in San Jose that recruits underachieving students and promises to prepare them for four-year colleges and universities. The average student enters ninth grade with fifth-grade reading and math skills. Many have slid through school without doing homework. Some barely speak English. \u003cbr\u003eTracking the innovative and pioneering program, award-winning journalist Joanne Jacobs follows the young principal who tries to shake the hand of every student each day, the dedicated teachers who inspire teens to break free from their histories of failure, and the immigrant parents who fight to protect their children from gangs. Capturing our hearts are the students who overcome tremendous odds: Roberto, who struggles to learn English; Larissa, a young mother; Pedro, who signals every mood change with a different hair cut; Selena, who's determined to use college as her escape from drudgery; the girls of the very short, never-say-die basketball team; and the Tech Challenge competitors. Some will give up on their dreams. Those who stick with the school will go on to college. \u003cbr\u003eThis gritty yet hopeful book provides a new understanding of what makes a school work and how desire, pride, and community--\u003ci\u003eganas, orgullo, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ecommunidad\u003c\/i\u003e--can put students on track for success in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoanne Jacobs is an award-winning columnist who covered education for the\u003ci\u003e San Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years. In recent years, she's written for the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Christian Science Monitor, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSt. Louis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Post-Dispatch, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Reason Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e Her pioneering education blog, JoanneJacobs.com, was listed on MSNBC's Best of the Blogs and has drawn more than one million visitors. She has tutored sixth graders, ninth graders, and college students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9.22 x 6.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42693507579967,"sku":"9781403976376","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/18fa229bfefd322d18ffb820fc98d78c.webp?v=1764999167","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/our-school-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}