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Born To Rise: A Story Of Children And Teachers Reaching Their Highest Potential (2012)

by Deborah Kenny(Favorite Author)

4.22 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0062106228 (ISBN13: 9780062106223)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Harper

review 1: I enjoyed reading about Kenny's journey to opening a charter school in NYC. When given the task to hire teachers that were going to fit with her school model it was difficult. This is the challenge that all instructional leaders tackle. Finding a teacher that has passion, internal motivation, willingness to do "whatever it takes", and will spend countless hours perfecting their craft is a lot harder than many believe. In the end, Kenny found that a positive school culture is the biggest part of a successful school. I tagged many pages in this book, so that I can keep referring to it as this 2013-14 school year unfolds.
review 2: In embarking on a path of reading one book about education reform, I chose Debby Kenny's book. Her core belief is that a school n... moreeeds excellent teachers to succeed. Hire the right teachers and good things begin to happen. She opened two charter schools in Harlem using this belief. She also advocates that all teachers should have continual opportunities to develop themselves more in their profession. The proof is in the pudding. One of the schools she founded led the state of New York in math scores on standardized tests.Her personal story is woven into this book. She is quite candid about what she did and what she gave up. Still, she sees what her sacrifices have created. less

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