Stand for the best what I learned after leaving my job as CEO of H&R Block to become a teacher and founder of an inner-city charter school - Bloch, Thomas M. (San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2008)
Off the Block -- Back to school -- Into the trenches -- On the learning curve -- A question of character -- A new kind of urban school -- Great expectations -- Making the grade -- Moving the school -- Real heroes -- A duty to dream -- The next urban teacher -- A calling -- Midterm exam.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index.
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Keywords: Bloch, Thomas M; Education, Urban -- United States; Mathematics teachers -- Missouri -- Kansas City; Charter schools -- Missouri -- Kansas City; Teaching -- Social aspects -- United States; Career changes; Electronic books