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Hailed as "original and superb" by the Chicago Tribune, here is an acerbic, humorous account of one poet-cum-teacher's experience at a "New Visions" high school in Queens, New York. Called "required reading" by Booklist , and one of the best nonfiction books of 2003 by the Detroit Free... read more

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First Sentence

In April 1992, the NYC Board of Education asked New York citizens to submit ideas for creating several "New Visions Schools."

Authors & Contributors

  1. Elizabeth Gold (Author)

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  1. education
  2. inquiry
  3. memoir
  4. to teach 
 

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