| Basic Needs: A Year With Street Kids in a City School Revised Edition Contributor(s): Landsman, Julie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1578860369 ISBN-13: 9781578860364 Publisher: R & L Education OUR PRICE: $48.51 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2003 Annotation: Here Julie Landsman chronicles one year as a teacher in a program for students in such serious trouble they are asked to leave their middle schools and attend a special program for disruptive students. She allows her readers to get to know the students, their home and street situations, and how their stories develop over the year, and in doing so, shows the complexity of young people, their beauty, and their individuality. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects - Education | Parent Participation - Education | Student Life & Student Affairs |
| Dewey: 371.930 |
| LCCN: 2003018115 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 5.98" W x 8.9" (0.81 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Basic Needs: A Year With Street Kids in a City School, Julie Landsman chronicles one year as a teacher in a program for students in such serious trouble they are asked to leave their middle schools and attend a special program for disruptive students. Landsman allows her readers to get to know the students, their home and street situations, and how their stories develop over the year, and in doing so, shows the complexity of young people, their beauty, and their individuality. This second edition is as current a story as the original: about kids in trouble and their resiliency. Landsman has added a foreword, afterword, and an extensive Resource Guide, which includes all the text of activities from Diversity Days, revolving around how to create a community in your classroom and includes ideas for every week of the school year. Landsman also includes a list of books to read over the summer for busy teachers. In total, the second edition of Basic Needs is a worthy follow-up to the highly praised original. |