Sugarcane Academy: How a New Orleans Teacher and His Storm-Struck Students Created a School to Remember (Harvest Original)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (561 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0156031892 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 184 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is especially moving when that saga enables vulnerable children to overcome adversity. Simple, compelling, and quietly dramatic, Sugarcane Academy is both eulogy and commencement -- a tribute to the endurance of the human spirit." (Mike Sager, Writer-at-Large Esquire)"HeartwarmingThe story of Sugarcane Academy is as inspiring as it is moving and sometimes sad, and as much a reflection on the resilience of children and dedicated teachers as it is on the hardships faced by everyone displaced by the storm." (Times Picayne (New Orleans))"Through his personal account, the experiences of his two children and the stories of people he encounters, Tisserand is able to accomplish what the extensive news coverage could not: He puts a human face on the tragedy, allowing readers to better understand the experiences of the victims of Katrina." (Bookpage)"The contrast between t
preferredshares said inspirational story. Great teachers can contribute so much to society and yet literature too rarely captures and celebrates this form of greatness. Katrina was a terrible storm with terrible consequences, which will be with us for decades, and yet here emerges a story that gives hope and inspiration. Without this tragedy and this book about one facet of the complicated story, we would not have seen into the world of these children . "Highly recommended, especially for teachers" according to TLMarzell. When surging flood waters from Hurricane Katrina forced thousands of families to flee from their homes, New Orleans residents had their minds more on survival than on whether their children would be missing school. But when a group of evacuee parents who landed in New Iberia, Louisiana, realized they would not be returning to their homes any time soon, they realized they had to find a strategy to help their chi. "How Katrina Affected NOLA's Children 101" according to M. E. Knight. My family just moved to the NOLA area a few months ago, and I'm a teacher, so that's what initially drew me to what I thought was just another "teacher" book. Wrong. This book is an interesting read for anyone, uplifting and disturbing at the same time. I highly recommend it.
Then, rather than waiting to find out when—or if—schools in New Orleans would reopen, Tisserand and other parents persuaded one of his children’s teachers, Paul Reynaud, to start a school among the sugarcane fields. This inspiring book shows how a dedicated teacher made the best out of the worst situation, and how the children of New Orleans, of all backgrounds and races, adjusted to Katrina’s consequences.. Michael Tisserand, former editor of the alternative cultural newspaper Gambit Weekly, evacuated with his family to New Iberia, Louisiana. So was born the Sugarcane Academy—as the children themselves named it—and so also began an experience none of Reynaud’s pupils will ever forget. Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, taking lives and livelihoods and displacing thousands. Because the hurricane struck at the beginning of the school year, the city’s children were among those most affected