Posted by drubio on 27 March 2008
Asquith, Christina. The Emergency Teacher: The Inspirational Story of a New Teacher In An Inner-City School. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2007.
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Teachers love to write about their experiences in the classroom. And we, the reading public, love to read about them. We even make movies about them. In The Emergency Teacher, journalist-turned-teacher Christina Asquith recounts her experiences as an “emergency teacher” in the School District of Philadelphia.
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Posted by drubio on 21 March 2008
Rosenzweig, Roy and Elizabeth Blackmar.
The Park and the People: A History of Central Park
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In this well-researched and engaging volume, Roy Rosenzweig and Elizabeth Blackmar tackle many essential questions of interest to social and urban historians. They have written a comprehensive work on the history of Central Park that endeavors to uncover meaning behind such monumental questions as, what is the meaning of the “public” and how do different groups ascribe meaning to and use public spaces?
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Posted by drubio on 13 March 2008
Be on the lookout for reviews of the following books to be posted soon. I just finished reading them and have plenty to say!
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