false 5182673 4 When Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin signed up for Teach for America right after college and found themselves utter failures in the classroom, they vowed to remake themselves into superior educators. They did that—and more. In their early twenties, by sheer force of talent and determination never to take no for an answer, they created a wildly successful fifth-grade experience that would grow into the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP), which today includes sixty-six schools in nineteen states and the District of Columbia. <br><br> KIPP schools incorporate what Feinberg and Levin learned from America's best, most charismatic teachers: lessons need to be lively; school days need to be longer (the KIPP day is nine and a half hours); the completion of homework has to be sacrosanct (KIPP teachers are available by telephone day and night). Chants, songs, and slogans such as "Work hard, be nice" energize the program. Illuminating the ups and downs of the KIPP founders and their students, Mathews gives us something quite rare: a hopeful book about education. 5249773 20 1 2009 Work Hard, Be Nice: How Two Inspired Teachers Created America's Best Schools total:178|5:48|4:73|3:49|2:7|1:1| 178 694 416 60 5 1 false false Mon Mar 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:34:04 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 09:38:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 12 09:38:32 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:39:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 26 06:15:43 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 06:15:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jul 24 10:49:50 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 10:50:06 -0700 2009
It’s the story of the KIPP program that began in Houston in 1995, started by two committed Teach for America teachers.

Here’s a brutal fact: If poor children are going to learn at the same rat...more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 04:50:13 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 04:37:56 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 11:23:22 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 12:14:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jun 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 15:50:12 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 17:20:40 -0700 2009
An absolutely engaging, amazing “listen” about the formation and execution of a middle school design known as KIPP by two teachers driven by their thrill of seeing kids learn.

This is an inspiring story of two young men who find their mission in life ear...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:30:15 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 09:35:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 10:22:46 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 10:18:26 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 06:19:09 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 06:21:18 -0800 2009 The only reason I went with four stars instead of five is that I wish Mathews had spent more time investigating and rebutting (or, if necessary, agreeing wi...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 18:53:21 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 18:38:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 22 12:30:54 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 22 12:42:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:35:19 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 08:37:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:23:33 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 11:26:16 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Mar 28 12:15:01 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 12:18:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 07:45:40 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 05:35:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 08:28:50 -0700 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:51:08 -0800 2009 Wed Sep 09 08:28:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 14:24:43 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 20:14:59 -0700 2009
Some things I didn't co...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 11:27:15 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 11:05:07 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 12:41:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 20:06:03 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 20:23:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6282695