Music in the Halls: The Heart and Heartbreak of Teaching at a High-Poverty School in Washington, DC - Paperback
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pact PressISBN-13:9781646034246ISBN-10:1646034244UPC:9781646034246Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Educators, Personal MemoirsSize:8.10 x 5.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCS9ZSY7WG
Through vignettes, essays, snapshots, portraits, and poems, Music in the Halls reveals the inner workings of a high-poverty District of Columbia Public School. In it, Jankowski brings to light the visceral and emotional nature of childhood poverty and trauma and how it not only impacts a student's ability to learn but also how it restricts their ability to live a full life. Uncovering the interwoven worlds of children and their parents, teachers and administrators, and the DCPS bureaucracy-- all residing in close proximity to the nation's capital-- Music in the Halls is not simply a tale of hard knocks; it is an exploration of how one man's understanding and compassion can be transformed and expanded to encompass and embrace this world.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Pact PressISBN-13:9781646034246ISBN-10:1646034244UPC:9781646034246Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Educators, Personal MemoirsSize:8.10 x 5.60 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.3505Product ID:SCS9ZSY7WG
Bernard Jankowski is Head of the English Department and an AP Teacher at an educational facility serving adolescents with severe emotional disabilities. Previously, he was a Teacher and Special Education Coordinator at a high-poverty elementary school. Prior to teaching, he led a groundbreaking foundation research service. He has published two full-length poetry collections and is recipient of the Evelyn Elder Award for American Literature from Montgomery College.
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