Standing and delivering
Subtitle: what the movie didn't tell
By: Henry Gradillas and Jerry Jesness ; foreword by Jaime Escalante
Contributors: Jesness, Jerry
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Education
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
ISBN-13: 9781607099420; 9781607099437; 9781607099444
Subjects: Educational change; Stand and deliver (Motion picture); James A. Garfield High School (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Table of contents: title: Who is responsible for making schools effective?; title: The power of high expectations; title: Fostering effective schools; title: Establishing a positive school climate; title: Delivery of instruction; title: The power of the curriculum; title: Special instructional programs; title: Physical education, sports, and other nonacademic activities; title: Understanding and controlling gang activity; title: Selecting, supervising, and supporting the teaching staff; title: Winning over the kids; title: Involving the parents; title: Other support groups; title: Dealing with other powers that be; title: The Garfield model, then and now.