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Hold Fast to Dreams : A College Guidance Counselor, His Students, and the Vision of a Life Beyond Poverty
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Zasloff, Beth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Academic achievement--United States.
- College choice--United States.
- Educational counseling--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.
- High school students--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.
- Minority students--Counseling of--United States.
- Student aspirations--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.
- Educational counseling--Counseling of--New York--New York (State)--Case studies.
- Educational counseling.
- High school students.
- Student aspirations--New York--New York (State)--Case studies.
- Student aspirations.
- Minority students--United States.
- Minority students.
- College choice.
- Academic achievement.
- Local Subjects:
- Academic achievement--United States.
- College choice--United States.
- Educational counseling--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.
- High school students--New York (State)--New York--Interviews.
- Minority students--Counseling of--United States.
- Student aspirations--New York (State)--New York--Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (387 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New Press, The, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since Joshua Steckel began work at a Brooklyn public high school as its first-ever college guidance counselor, every one of the hundreds of graduates he has counseled has been accepted to college, many to top-flight schools with all expenses paid. But getting in is only one small part of the drama of his students' stories. In a riveting work of narrative nonfiction-winner of a Studs and Ida Terkel award-Hold Fast to Dreams follows the lives of ten of Josh's students as they navigate the vast and obstacle-ridden landscape of college in America, where students for whom the stakes of
- Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Authors' Note; 1. Riding Backward: Nkese and Dwight; 2. With Whom Do You Make Your Permanent Home? Mike and Abby; 3. Take the Brooklyn Out of You: Nkese and Dwight; 4. Someone to Step Up and Pave the Way: Ashley; 5. Away from the Madness: Mike and Abby; 6. Do You Know What It's Like to Live My Life? Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael; 7. Finding the Best Fit: Ashley; 8. Forward Movement: Nkese and Dwight; 9. Room to Grow: Mike and Abby; 10. Undocumented American Dream: Aicha and Santiago; 11. Let's Change Lives: Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael
- 12. The Will to Aspire: Aicha and SantiagoConclusion: College Material; A Note to My Students; Acknowledgments; Notes
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- ISBN:
- 9781595589286
- 1595589287
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