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Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 370
EAN: 9780807032732
ISBN: 0807032735
Label: Beacon Press
Manufacturer: Beacon Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 196
Publication Date: August 15, 2006
Publisher: Beacon Press
Studio: Beacon Press
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Editorial Review:
After graduating from Yale University, Sarah Sentilles joined Teach for America and was assigned to a rundown elementary school in Compton, California. Through moving portraits of inspiring children, Sentilles relates a heartbreaking journey, as she learns about a failing school system, the true meaning of poverty in America, and the strength children exhibit when they're just struggling to survive. Beautifully written, charged with love and indignation, Taught by America is a powerful tribute to the young lives Sentilles witnessed."This is a poignant, touching memoir from a natural-born teacher. The education of Sarah Sentilles is something we can all learn from."
—Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun and president of Harlem Children's Zone, Inc."Sentilles gives a stirring description of working in one of our poorest school systems . . . [A] profoundly moving book."
—Library Journal (starred review)"Hauntingly eloquent, this memoir raises chilling questions about race, social privilege, failing schools, and the loss of innocence. Sentilles's reflections on her students, their families, and the education they (don't) receive stays with you long after her story ends. This is a wakeup call that we as a nation cannot afford to ignore."
—Janie Victoria Ward, author of The Skin We're InSarah Sentilles graduated from Yale University in 1995 and earned her master's in 2001 from Harvard Divinity School. She is currently working on her doctorate in theology. Sentilles lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This is her first book.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Back to School
First Yale, then a little Peace Corps work in the jungles of America, and back to school. She left Compton in 1995 and has been in graduate school ever since. This emphasis on "White" troubles me. I doubt that the TFA teachers' problems stem from their being white. The biggest gap I ever witnessed between a teacher and her students was between a haughty middle-class black woman and her ill-behaved charges. She wasn't a guilt-ridden white, full of caring, but a proud black woman who was righteously ... Read More
Rating:  - Very realistic
I enjoyed this book. The author is very realistic and authentic in her discussions. I found it to be very thought-provoking.
Rating: - Wonderful account of a beginning teacher
This is a beginning teacher in the "Teach for America" program that starts her career in the Compton, CA area better known as the Watts area in LA. Since I have been a teacher for 36 years and live in LA, I relate to this book and her many disappointments and joys. Read it--you'll love it, especially if you are or have been a teacher.
Rating: - alarming...Taught by America
We used this book for a women's book club study. It was very interesting and yet startling information. well written and a good read for anyone.
Rating: - Book is new , arrived promptly
The book is excellent and appears to be new and arrived promptly
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