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Be Honest

And Other Advice from Students Across the Country
by Nínive Calegari
Be Honest: And Other Advice from Students Across the Country. New Pr., dist. by Perseus. Aug. 2011. c.272p. ed. by Nínive Calegari. ISBN 9781595586094. $25.95. ED
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826 National is a nonprofit organization that partners writers and educators with classroom teachers and students to develop writing as a means of expression. There are nine 826 locations across the country—Calegari cofounded, with Dave Eggers, the first, in San Francisco. In this collection, students express their thoughts about what works and what doesn't in American education today. While not scholarly or particularly authoritative, the volume has power beyond research and statistics via the voices of students within the educational system. Readers get to see how current policies as they are implemented impact those they are meant to help.
VERDICT This is an outstanding book. Not only is it eye-opening to see how students feel about schools and education, it is encouraging to read teens express themselves so capably. It also displays the influence of 826, one of the more innovative school/community partnerships out there. A valuable look at education from students' perspectives.
Reviewed by Mark Bay, Univ. of the Cumberlands Lib., Williamsburg, KY , Jul 01, 2011
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