Blank Check, A Novel

What if You Were Asked to Help Reinvent Public Schools?

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

A fictional tale grounded in pure reality. Blank Check, an intriguing, inspirational Young Adult novel, that takes place on a fictional U.S. island. After serving his country as an Army Ranger, high school principal Josiah Rollins quits in disgust over the broken educational system he can no longer serve. Little does he know this impulsive act would lead him to an unbelievable opportunity to change everything and serve his country and students in the way he had always dreamed. Inspired and funded by a now billionaire war buddy, Josiah tests his educational theories in a place with low standards and poor student performance: the American Caribbean Islands.The mission is simple: give teachers autonomy and freedom to teach and provide the community the power to make schools the center of their community. But many on the Island are not happy about the project, nor do they trust the white man selling them new ideas. Within Blank Check, learn how Josiah wins over the people and the students, transforming the community and the economy into the American Dream.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-09-24
Mått:152 x 228 x 17 mm
Vikt:474 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Morgan James Publishing llc
ISBN:9781642798852

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Aaron Smith, PhD is an author, an active and leading STEM school director, and a professional speaker with expertise in workplace readiness. Aaron assists schools, corporate supporters, and community leaders to collaborate and sustain a pipeline of competent and job-ready employees through his five STEPS initiative. He graduated from Old Dominion University with a Doctorate in Educational Leadership and since has obtained two decades of experience in the classroom as a mathematics teacher and administrator. Aaron received the Crystal Star Award from the National Dropout Prevention Center and has been frequently referenced in catcat.com and Teachthought.com. He is the author of Awakening Your STEM School, and soon to be released Blank Check, a Young Adult novel designed to inspire a new generation (and the current generation) to become involved with fixing the public-school system in America. Aaron currently resides in Chesapeake, VA.

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Blank Check—a must-read for anyone interested in teaming together to reinvent public education. Dr. Smith’s book introduces a plan for addressing critical issues surrounding public education. The time is here. The time is now. Maurice Woods, Chief Strategy & Operations Officer, Broward County Public Schools Blank Check is a captivating, fast-paced, fictional presentation of a concept for remodeling an educational system where the author’s holistic ideas show how to ‘replace and promote’ an alternative educational system. Considerable thought and related research has been applied to the concept, which provides the reader with a positive first-steps approach. A great read!“John Calver, MBE, Senior Imagineer at Imagineering FuturesWhat teacher, administrator, even parent, doesn’t sometimes imagine how they would reshape the system if money were no object and bureaucracy wasn’t an issue? Blank Check, while fictitious, makes you wonder, ‘what if?’ and begins the conversation that is long overdue.Leslie Polvado, Texas Representative, T.A.I. (Talent Assessment, Inc.)