Searching for hope : life at a failing school in the heart of America / Matthew Tully.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tully, Matthew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emmerich Manual High School (Indianapolis, Ind.).

Children with social disabilities--Education (Secondary)--Indiana--Indianapolis.

Children with social disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 261 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Searching for Hope is a gripping account of life in a once-great high school in a rough Indianapolis neighborhood. Granted unfiltered access to Manual High throughout an entire school year, award-winning journalist Matthew Tully tells the complex story of the everyday drama, failures, and triumphs in one of the nation's many troubled urban public high schools. He walks readers into classrooms, offices, and hallways, painting a vivid picture of the profound academic problems, deep frustrations, and apathy that absorb and sometimes consume students, teachers, and administrators.

Contents:

Cover; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; PROLOGUE; 1 WHY ARE YOU HERE?; 2 I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE A DANDELION.; 3 CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?; 4 WE DO A GOOD JOB WITH THE KIDS WHO SHOW UP.; 5 I HATE THIS SCHOOL.; 6 GO TO CLASS, ZACH.; Illustrations; 7 WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE AVERAGE HERE.; 8 WHERE'S THE SCHOOL SPIRIT?; 9 I DON'T LIKE BEING CALLED STUPID.; 10 YOU HAVE TO CRAWL FIRST.; 11 WE'RE DROPPING OUT.; 12 I GET HIT ALL THE TIME.; 13 WE JUST COULDN'T GET ANYTHING STARTED.; 14 WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN, MR. GRISMORE?; 15 COULD YOU IMAGINE IF WE FILLED THE HOUSE?; 16 IT FEELS LIKE I'M A SOMEBODY.

17 I USED TO BE BAD.18 I KNEW I DIDN'T WANT THAT.; 19 THERE'S NOBODY THAT CAN'T DO SOMETHING.; 20 IT NEVER STOPS AROUND HERE.; 21 I LIKE TO SOLVE PROBLEMS.; 22 I'M THE KID WHO DOESN'T EXIST.; 23 TROUBLE FOLLOWS ME.; 24 I'M WILLING TO RUN THESE SCHOOLS.; 25 NOW I KNOW WHY I'M TALL.; 26 WOW, THIS IS AMAZING!; 27 WE'VE ACTED LIKE THIS IS OKAY.; 28 YOU ARE SURVIVORS.; EPILOGUE

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786613528278

9781280124419

1280124415

9780253005977

0253005973

OCLC:

775869186