Publication

2005-07-26 - Penguin Books

Language

English

Word Count

67,250 words, Guess

Page Count

269 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • LibraryThing12161
  • Library of Congress Control Number2006276271
  • OCLC Control Number69734693
  • Better World Books9780143035466

Classifications

  • LCCLC4823 .R67 2005
  • LCCLC4823
  • DDC371.96/7

Description

The author's account of teaching America's "underprepared" and of his personal journey from a Los Angeles ghetto to a major research university.

First Sentence

Her name is Laura, and she was born in the poor section of Tijuana, the Mexican border city directly south of San Diego.

Subjects

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  • Lives on the Boundary: A Moving Account of the Struggles and Achievements of America's Educationally UnderpreparedPenguin Books2005-07-26
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