ITEM OVERVIEW
A special, book-length edition of Our Schools/Our Selves. What does it take to succeed in educating poor and marginalized inner city students? To help answer this question, Bob Davis examines the life and work of 5 remarkable 20th century teachers of working class students: the Russian Anton Makarenko, the Polish Janusz Korczak, the French Celestin Freinet, the American Deborah Meier and the British Chris Searle. In this lively and engaging account of their work, Davis finds many common threads: the importance of knowing the students and their communities well; teaching literacy by allowing students to explore and give shape to what they understand and care about; finding collective forms for students to share their work; and letting them experience democracy by participating in a meaningful way in their own education. Above all, these inspiring teachers offer a vision of how learning in an inner city environment can be fused with passion, energy, commitment and relevance.
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