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Bloch, Thomas M.

Stand for the best : what I learned after leaving my job as CEO of H&R Block to become a teacher and founder of an inner-city charter school / Thomas M. Bloch. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, c2008. - xiv, 223 p.+ variuos pagings : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass education series .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-210) and index

Off the Block -- Back to school -- Into the trenches -- On the learning curve -- A question of character -- A new kind of urban school -- Great expectations -- Making the grade -- Moving the school -- Real heroes -- A duty to dream -- The next urban teacher -- A calling -- Midterm exam.

ISBN: 9780470188965 (alk. paper) 0470188960 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008001014

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA866164 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 014614484 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education .-- Urban .--United States.
Mathematics teachers .--Missouri .--Kansas City.
Charter schools .--Missouri .--Kansas City.
Teaching .--Social aspects .--United States.
Career changes.

LC Class. No.: LC5131 / .B58 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 371.10092 / BLO