Still Waters in a Storm - The One-Room School Where Everyone Listens to Everyone (Paperback)

Previously published as Kid Quixotes, the unlikely, inspiring true story of a one-room school where children of undocumented immigrants and their teacher unlock the revolutionary power of listening. "Haff paints a picture of what education in America could and perhaps should be. His story is passionately honest, profoundly open-minded, and suffused with optimism, and his writing is crisp and clear and persuasive." -Andrew Solomon, National Book Award-winning author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression Still Waters in a Storm is an after-school program held in a small room in Bushwick, Brooklyn; it is a place for kids to practice reading and writing in English, Spanish, and Latin. For the students, many living in constant fear of deportation, Still Waters is a refuge. For Stephen Haff, a former public-school teacher, it is the sanctuary he built following a breakdown caused by bipolar depression. At Still Waters, all agreed that there would only be one rule: "Everyone listens to everyone." And this has unlocked spectacular potential. Since 2016, the students have been collectively translating Don Quixote into English, taking the Spanish tale-a story about a dreamer who never gives up-and adapting it into a bilingual musical. Six-year old Sarah tells of her mother's journey across the desert from Mexico riding on the back of a tiger. Alex, a very private teenager, sings her coming out song to standing ovations. As the kids perform their work across NYC, they learn that they belong in this country-their voices amplifying to deliver a message of diversity, love, hope, and resilience essential to us all.

General

Imprint:	HarperOne
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2022
Authors:	Stephen Haff
Dimensions:	203 x 135 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-06-293407-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > General Books > Social sciences > Education > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Population & demography > Immigration & emigration Books > Biography > General
LSN:	0-06-293407-4
Barcode:	9780062934079

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