When Grit Isn't Enough : A High School Principal Examines How Poverty and Inequality Thwart the College-for-All Promise (Hardcover)

from dyarington

Grit is a wonderful book. Too bad it wasn't written fifteen years ago. It outlines the reasons a significant number of capable students are not making it in college. My only complaint is that the book grinds it into the ground at times. Often there are too many examples of the point that has alre...

from Othemts

I received a free advanced reading copy of this book through the Library Thing Early Reviewers program. Linda F. Nathan is an educator and founder of the Boston Arts Academy (BAA).  Like most public high schools in Boston, the student body of the BAA is largely children of color from low-income f...

from mitchellray

Linda Nathan has written a thoughtful book about the current state of education in America. During her tenure as founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy, Nathan was a vocal proponent of college for all high school graduates. She began to question her original stance as she interviewed BAA ...

from ehousewright

The best part of the book is the author's willingness to continue to learn, to change assumptions, and to critique past actions based on new information. If only more people were as thoughtful! Her perspective is that of a high school principal in a Boston arts high school and because she was a f...

from sweeks1980

The education world has seen many trends come and go, as it continues to look for a silver bullet that will cure all of schools' (and the nation's) woes. One current trend that is making the rounds is the importance of grit. A longtime hallmark of “no excuses” schools and education advocates, gri...