Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America

Synopsis

What would it take?

That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor children - not one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide? The question led him to create the Harlem Children's Zone, a ninety-seven-block laboratory in central Harlem where he is testing new and sometimes controversial ideas about poverty in America. His conclusion: if you want poor kids to be able to compete with their middle-class peers, you need to change everything in their lives - their schools, their neighborhoods, even the child-rearing practices of their parents.

Whatever It Takes is a tour de force of reporting, an inspired portrait not only of Geoffrey Canada but also of the parents and children in Harlem who are struggling to better their lives, often against great odds. Carefully researched and affecting, this is the most daring and potential social experiment of our time.

Copyright:

2008

Book Details

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

297 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780618569892

Publisher:

N/A

Date of Addition:

11/25/08

Copyrighted By:

Paul Tough

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Education, Social Studies, Sociology

Submitted By:

Amber W

Proofread By:

NW

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.