The emergency teacher : the inspirational story of a new teacher in an inner-city school / Christina Asquith ; foreword by Mark Bowden ; introduction by Harry K. Wong.
Julia de Burgos : a short history -- They'll take anyone -- The first days of school -- Bilingual education -- The badlands -- The two percent factor -- The new teacher exodus -- The pedagogical society -- Special education -- Rebuilding my classroom -- Visiting Villanova -- The principal -- Changing grades -- Arsons -- Rally -- The toughest students -- Goodbye -- Eighth-grade graduation day.