Title: Stand for the best
Description: Thirteen years ago, Tom Bloch was CEO of H&R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing from his life. After a nineteen-year career at the company, Bloch resigned his position to become a math teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City. Stand for the Best reveals Bloch's struggles to make a difference for his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a successful charter school, University Academy.The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices.
Subjects: Career changes, Charter schools, Education, Education, Urban, Mathematics teachers, Nonfiction, Social aspects, Social aspects of Teaching, Teaching, Urban Education, Bloch, Thomas M, Education, urban, Teachers, united states
Places: Kansas City, Missouri, United States
People: Thomas M. Bloch