Tales Out of School: Joseph Fernandez's Crusade to Rescue American Education - Hardcover

Fernandez, Joseph A.; Underwood, John

9780316279185: Tales Out of School: Joseph Fernandez's Crusade to Rescue American Education

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0316279188 ISBN 13: 9780316279185

Publisher: Little Brown & Co, 1993

The chancellor of the New York City school system discusses his career, his controversial opinions, and his ideas for the future of schools

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About the Author:

Joseph Fernandez is currently the President of the Council of the Great City Schools, and spent three and a half years as Chancellor of the New York City school system, and before that he headed the Miami-Dade public schools for three years.

From Publishers Weekly:

The embattled chancellor of the New York City school system tells his story (with the aid of Underwood, a former writer for Sports Illustrated ) in a punchy style that reflects his hometown, streetwise origins. Born to Spanish-speaking parents in Harlem, Fernandez experienced early on the failures and inadequacies of schools. Shuttling between parochial and public schools, he joined for a time the street culture of drugs and gangs, before finding redemption in the military where he finally earned his high school diploma. His interest in mathematics whetted, he began, with a supportive wife and family, a process of continuous education that helped him achieve the American dream. In Florida, he started his career as a teacher, was promoted to principal then superintendent. As he tells it, he made his mark on the Dade County school system through his program of School Based Management--a program aimed at giving greater power to teachers, principals and parents, rather than to the educational bureaucracy. His apparent success there propelled him to his current position, "the toughest job in American education." Fernandez is candid about many things, including his shaky tenure, but defensive about his programs and pragmatic approaches. Still, his is a lively, nondeferential story told from the front lines. Author tour.
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