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A veteran of the classroom introduces methods in the education of adolescent children. Judy Logan has taught in the inner city schools of San Francisco since the 1970s. Here she explores contemporary issues in education through story telling and the day-to-day drama of a real classroom. When nearly everyone else is telling kids no-No, do it this way....No, I don't want to hear what you think....No, sit down and pay attention'-Judy Logan says yes, to a child's passions, interests, and hopes. The results have been news-making; her students blossom'

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Sprinkled like breadcrumbs along the dark path of adolescence, Judy Logan's stories lead us to a new vision of what our schools can give to our children. -Mary Pipher, author of REVIVING OPHELIA<br> An essential read for parents who want to ensure that their daughters (and sons) have the finest opportunities in school and beyond. -Peggy Orenstein, author of SCHOOLGIRLS: SELF ESTEEM AND THE CONFIDENCE GAP<br> In story after story, Logan, an inspirational feminist teacher, describes the daily challenges, conflicts, choices, and joys of a teaching approach that responds meaningfully to students' real lives, particularly those students-girls, blacks, Latinos, Asian-who have been marginalized by a standardized curriculum. -Vivian Gussin Paley, THE NATION<br>

Sprinkled like breadcrumbs along the dark path of adolescence, Judy Logan's stories lead us to a new vision of what our schools can give to our children. -Mary Pipher, author of REVIVING OPHELIA An essential read for parents who want to ensure that their daughters (and sons) have the finest opportunities in school and beyond. -Peggy Orenstein, author of SCHOOLGIRLS: SELF ESTEEM AND THE CONFIDENCE GAP In story after story, Logan, an inspirational feminist teacher, describes the daily challenges, conflicts, choices, and joys of a teaching approach that responds meaningfully to students' real lives, particularly those students-girls, blacks, Latinos, Asian-who have been marginalized by a standardized curriculum. -Vivian Gussin Paley, THE NATION

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JUDY LOGAN is a consultant to the National S.E.E.D. Project (Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity) at the Wellesley Center for Research on Women. Her innovative teaching methods have been featured in TIME magazine. She lives and teaches in San Francisco.

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