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Hold fast to dreams : a college guidance counselor, his students, and the vision of a life beyond poverty /

Since Joshua Steckel began work at a Brooklyn public high school as its first-ever college guidance counselor, every one of the hundreds of graduates he has counseled has been accepted to college, many to top-flight schools with all expenses paid. But getting in is only one small part of the drama o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zasloff, Beth
Corporate Author: Ebook Library
Other Authors: Steckel, Joshua
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New Press, The, 2014.
Subjects:
Academic achievement > United States.
College choice > United States.
Educational counseling > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
High school students > New York (State) > New York > Interviews.
Minority students > Counseling of > United States.
Student aspirations > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Educational counseling > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
High school students > New York (State) > New York > Interviews.
Student aspirations > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Minority students > Counseling of > United States.
College choice > United States.
Academic achievement > United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Riding Backward: Nkese and Dwight; 2. With Whom Do You Make Your Permanent Home? Mike and Abby; 3. Take the Brooklyn Out of You: Nkese and Dwight; 4. Someone to Step Up and Pave the Way: Ashley; 5. Away from the Madness: Mike and Abby; 6. Do You Know What It's Like to Live My Life? Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael; 7. Finding the Best Fit: Ashley; 8. Forward Movement: Nkese and Dwight; 9. Room to Grow: Mike and Abby; 10. Undocumented American Dream: Aicha and Santiago; 11. Let's Change Lives: Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael
  • 12. The Will to Aspire: Aicha and SantiagoConclusion: College Material; A Note to My Students; Acknowledgments; Notes