Ordinary Gifted Children: The Power and Promise of Individual AttentionA personal story of a home that was a school and a mother who was the principal. School director Ann Hoffmann embraced students whom other schools had failed, and helped them not just to learn, but to learn to love learning. This moving portrait will resonate with anyone who has known or been a champion of children. From the back cover: “… a book about the kind of education every child deserves … Teachers and parents will draw powerful lessons from this beautiful book.” – Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education, Harvard University and author of Balm in Gilead, Respect, and The Third Chapter
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This is the remarkable story of the Hoffmann School for Individual Attention, where the principal believed in a diverse, challenging, and challenged group of students—with extraordinary results.
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Blending the rigor of a social scientist, the heart and artistry of a poet, the wisdom and compassion of an educator, and the devotion of a daughter, Jessica Hoffmann Davis writes the story her mother asked her to tell… a book about the kind of education every child deserves, and about the ordinary teacher whose mission it was to see the goodness and gifts in each one of her students. Teachers and parents will draw powerful lessons from this beautiful book.
– Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Emily Hargroves Fisher Professor of Education, Harvard University