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'For sheer joy of living, good humor, unstoppable curiosity, and compassion for their fellow beings, classroom crusaders are the best. These wonderful stories should help everyone understand why I love my work, and what school reform is all about--making it possible for all children to run into these twelve remarkable people in the course of their school years.'--Deborah W. Meier, Central Park East Secondary SchoolClassroom Crusaders presents twelve inspirational profiles of teachers who are leading education reform in their schools, districts, and communities. Their stories clearly illustrate the enormous reservoir of energy, vitality, intelligence, and creativity among our nation2s teaching force--and reveal how it could well be our most important source of positive educational change.Wolk, Ronald A. is the author of 'Classroom Crusaders: Eleven Teachers Who Are Trying to Change the System' with ISBN 9780787900144 and ISBN 0787900141.
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