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- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Book Title
- Hold Fast To Dreams
- ISBN-10
- 1620971321
- Title
- Hold Fast To Dreams
- EAN
- 9781620971321
- ISBN
- 9781620971321
- Genre
- Society & Culture
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 201mm
- Subtitle
- A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a L
- Release Date
- 03/31/2016
- Release Year
- 2016
- Topic
- Children's Learning & Education
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
New Press, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1620971321
ISBN-13
9781620971321
eBay Product ID (ePID)
217102247
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Hold Fast to Dreams : A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty
Publication Year
2015
Subject
Educational Policy & Reform / General, Urban, Student Life & Student Affairs, Counseling / Academic Development, Counseling / General
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
12 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Hold Fast to Dreams : "We've written a lot...about efforts to increase the number of high-achieving low-income students at elite college. The true granularity of that work comes alive in Hold Fast to Dreams ." --Motoko Rich, The New York Times "In the event the first lady is not in the room to offer guidance to the staffers charged with putting the White House [higher education] directives into action, somebody should slip them a copy of Beth Zasloff and Joshua Steckel's new book, Hold Fast to Dreams: A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty ." -- The Chronicle of Higher Education "Invaluable both to educators who deal with children from similar backgrounds and to non-educators, who often don't appreciate the overwhelming odds stacked against poor children." -- The Washington Monthly "Beautifully written. . . . This book reaffirms the essential role teachers can play in the lives of their students, and raises important questions about the failed promises of higher education as the key to class mobility." -- Rethinking Schools "As the population of America's future college students becomes more diverse, stories such as Hold Fast to Dreams become ever so more important." -- Diverse: Issues in Higher Education " Hold Fast to Dreams is about the difficulty poorer students have in grasping the American dream. It is essential reading for those who care about the lives of all children." --Bob Herbert, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos and former op-ed columnist for the New York Times "I love it. It was better than a good novel. I couldn't get Santiago's dilemma out of my mind. . . . It's magnificent--thank you!" --Deborah Meier, author of Will Standards Save Public Education? and founder of the Small Schools movement " Hold Fast to Dreams is not another manifesto extolling the benefits of college. In this important new book, Joshua Steckel and Beth Zasloff provide a heartfelt analysis of the factors that make it difficult for so many urban youth to access the opportunities that college provides. Drawing on years of direct experience counseling young people for whom college is little more than a faint dream, the authors show us what it takes to bridge the opportunity divide and use education to transform lives and expand opportunity. . . . This book is a must-read." --Pedro Noguera, Peter L. Agnew Professor of Education at New York University and author of City Schools and the American Dream "You won't soon forget these powerfully rendered stories of young people battling big odds to go to college, for Hold Fast to Dreams is, all in one, a great read, an educational manifesto, and a testament to the vibrant ability of kids who just need a chance to realize their dreams. This book should be on every policy maker's desk." --Mike Rose, author of Why School? and Lives on the Boundary "The important new book Joshua Steckel has written with Beth Zasloff, Hold Fast to Dreams , follows ten students at his former school and illuminates the dogged commitment and insider knowledge required to ensure that all students, regardless of background or circumstance, have access to the educational and economic opportunities that are often closed to many of our nation's young people." --Richard Stopol, president of NYC Outward Bound Schools "This is more than a heart-wrenching look at the particular struggles of 10 inner-city students. It is a profound examination of the obstacles faced by low-income students to get into and through college and the kinds of reforms needed to make higher education and the upward mobility it promises more accessible." -- Booklist, Praise for Hold Fast to Dreams : "We've written a lot…about efforts to increase the number of high-achieving low-income students at elite college. The true granularity of that work comes alive in Hold Fast to Dreams ." —Motoko Rich, The New York Times "Better than a good novel." —Deborah Meier "In the event the first lady is not in the room to offer guidance to the staffers charged with putting the White House [higher education] directives into action, somebody should slip them a copy of… Hold Fast to Dreams ." — The Chronicle of Higher Education "Invaluable both to educators who deal with children from similar backgrounds and to non-educators, who often don't appreciate the overwhelming odds stacked against poor children." — The Washington Monthly
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
371.4097471
Synopsis
When Joshua Steckel left his job as a private school college counselor on New York City's Upper East Side to work at a public high school in Brooklyn, he discovered that for low-income students the competitive game of college admissions has entirely different rules and much higher stakes. The winner of the Ida and Studs Terkel Prize and now available in paperback, Hold Fast to Dreams --which Kirkus called "a powerful story of courage and hope that should inspire others to follow trailblazers like Steckel and his students"--traces the pathways of ten of Josh's students from their obstacle-ridden application processes through their life-changing college experiences. Including the stories of young people who apply to college from homeless shelters, as undocumented immigrants, and while facing turbulent homes, pregnancies, and health crises, Hold Fast to Dreams offers what Booklist calls "a profound examination of...the kinds of reforms needed to make higher education and the upward mobility it promises more accessible." It provides hope in its portrayal of the extraordinary intelligence, resilience, and everyday heroics of the young people whose futures are too often lamented or ignored and whose voices, insights, and vision our colleges--and our country--desperately need., When Joshua Steckel left his job as a private school college counselor on New York City's Upper East Side to work at a public high school in Brooklyn, he discovered that for low-income students the competitive game of college admissions has entirely different rules and much higher stakes. The winner of the Ida and Studs Terkel Prize and now available in paperback, Hold Fast to Dreams -which Kirkus called "a powerful story of courage and hope that should inspire others to follow trailblazers like Steckel and his students"-traces the pathways of ten of Josh's students from their obstacle-ridden application processes through their life-changing college experiences. Including the stories of young people who apply to college from homeless shelters, as undocumented immigrants, and while facing turbulent homes, pregnancies, and health crises, Hold Fast to Dreams offers what Booklist calls "a profound examination of...the kinds of reforms needed to make higher education and the upward mobility it promises more accessible." It provides hope in its portrayal of the extraordinary intelligence, resilience, and everyday heroics of the young people whose futures are too often lamented or ignored and whose voices, insights, and vision our colleges-and our country-desperately need., When Joshua Steckel left his job as a private school college counselor on New York City's Upper East Side to work at a public high school in Brooklyn, he discovered that for low-income students, the competitive game of college admissions has entirely different rules and much higher stakes. Mike writes his personal essays from a homeless shelter and struggles with both his longing to get away and his guilt at the thought of leaving his family in desperate circumstances.
LC Classification Number
LB1027.5
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