Hold fast to dreams :
Zasloff, Beth
Hold fast to dreams : a college guidance counselor, his students, and the vision of a life beyond poverty / Beth Zasloff and Joshua Steckel. - xii, 306 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306).
Riding backwards : Nkese and Dwight -- With whom do you make your permanent home? Mike and Abby -- Take the Brooklyn out of you : Nkese and Dwight -- Someone to step up and pave the way : Ashley -- Away from the madness : Mike and Abby -- Do you know what it's like to live my life? Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael -- Finding the best fit : Ashley -- Forward movement : Nkese and Dwight -- Room to grow : Mike and Abby -- Undocumented American dream : Aicha and Santiago -- Let's change lives : Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael -- The will to aspire : Aicha and Santiago.
Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award.
9781595589040 159558904X
2013043224
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
LB1027.5 / .Z38 2014
371.4097471
Hold fast to dreams : a college guidance counselor, his students, and the vision of a life beyond poverty / Beth Zasloff and Joshua Steckel. - xii, 306 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306).
Riding backwards : Nkese and Dwight -- With whom do you make your permanent home? Mike and Abby -- Take the Brooklyn out of you : Nkese and Dwight -- Someone to step up and pave the way : Ashley -- Away from the madness : Mike and Abby -- Do you know what it's like to live my life? Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael -- Finding the best fit : Ashley -- Forward movement : Nkese and Dwight -- Room to grow : Mike and Abby -- Undocumented American dream : Aicha and Santiago -- Let's change lives : Kennetta, Angie, and Rafael -- The will to aspire : Aicha and Santiago.
Winner of the Studs and Ida Terkel Award.
9781595589040 159558904X
2013043224
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
LB1027.5 / .Z38 2014
371.4097471