Table of Contents
Foreword xiii
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 The Zoo 7
Chapter 2 The Oakland Raider 16
Chapter 3 A Second Chance 28
Chapter 4 A New Beginning 35
Chapter 5 Creating a Family with the Self-Contained Classroom 47
Chapter 6 Looping and the Extended Family 57
Chapter 7 Family Involvement 63
Chapter 8 Meet the Escobars 72
Chapter 9 High Expectations and an Academic Focus 84
Chapter 10 The Quest for Improvement 96
Chapter 11 The Emperor Who Wore No Clothes and the Boy Who Called Him Out 101
Chapter 12 You Are Judged by Your Race Whether You Like It or Not 116
Chapter 13 Poor? If You Say So 124
Chapter 14 Sacrifice 132
Chapter 15 Free Market Capitalism in the Classroom 139
Chapter 16 Schools have Enough Money 147
Chapter 17 Sign on the Dotted Line 157
Chapter 18 Guided by a Firm Hand 167
Chapter 19 Nate 173
Chapter 20 Taming Wild Horses 181
Chapter 21 A Method to the Madness 190
Chapter 22 Ben Fumbles his Way Through Elementary School 198
Chapter 23 Out from Under the Hype of Violence 205
Chapter 24 Up from the Bottoms: Bootlegging and Preaching: How I Learned the Gift of Gab and a Love of Free Market Capitalism 215
Chapter 25 Cleanliness: A Chore and a Mentality 228
Chapter 26 Mental Work or Physical Labor: You Make the Choice 236
Chapter 27 Big Bad Bossman 246
Chapter 28 Sophath: One Among Us 257
Conclusion: Creating Educational Excellence Through Replication 264
Appendix 277
