Sugarcane Academy - How a New Orleans Teacher and His Storm Struck Students Created a

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL TISSERAND is the author of The Kingdom of Zydeco, which won the ASCAP Deems Taylor Award for music writing. He served as editor of Gambit Weekly, the alternative newsweekly of New Orleans. He lives in Evanston, Illinois. Klappentext Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, taking lives and livelihoods and displacing thousands. Because the hurricane struck at the beginning of the school year, the city's children were among those most affected. Michael Tisserand, former editor of the alternative cultural newspaper Gambit Weekly, evacuated with his family to New Iberia, Louisiana. Then, rather than waiting to find out when--or if--schools in New Orleans would reopen, Tisserand and other parents persuaded one of his children's teachers, Paul Reynaud, to start a school among the sugarcane fields.So was born the Sugarcane Academy--as the children themselves named it--and so also began an experience none of Reynaud's pupils will ever forget. This inspiring book shows how a dedicated teacher made the best out of the worst situation, and how the children of New Orleans, of all backgrounds and races, adjusted to Katrina's consequences.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Michael Tisserand
• Editore: Harper Collins Usa
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 02.07.2007
• EAN: 9780156031899
• ISBN: 978-0-15-603189-9
• Pagine: 192
• Serie: Harvest Original; Harvest Original
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Istruzione; Educational psychology, Wildlife: general interest, Teaching skills and techniques, Teaching of a specific subject, Central / national / federal government policies, Natural disasters, Wildlife: mammals: general interest, Educational: Sciences, General Science, Educational strategies and policy, Cultural policies and debates, NATURE: Animals / Wildlife, NATURE: Animals / Mammals, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Public Policy / Cultural Policy, EDUCATION: Administration / General, NATURE: Natural Disasters, EDUCATION: Parent Participation, EDUCATION: Learning Styles, EDUCATION: Teacher & Student Mentoring, EDUCATION: Teaching / Subjects / Science & Technology, EDUCATION: Teaching / Methods & Strategies, EDUCATION: Administration / Higher