Bücher von Michael (University of Nottingham) McCarthy

This story begins in the Concord State Prison a maximum-security facility in New Hampshire, in 1973, following the tragic uprising at the Attica State Prison in Upstate New York. It was a time of political turmoil, chaos in prisons, and the beginnings of upheaval in American education. The story ends at a successful middle school.Telling a story of bold and relentless leadership in schools, Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison follows author Michael McCarthys career as a school leader and describes the challenges, barriers, and occasional breakthroughs he dealt with and experienced along the way. It shares how he tackled the question: Can you create a school that works for all kids and really mean it?Offering an unvarnished look at the absurdities and outdated structures and practices which limit student success in schools, Everything I Know About School Reform I Learned in Prison journeys from the discouraging and depressing school stories of prisoners in a maximum- security facility to the hopeful stories of kids in a school for all. It narrates a story of teamwork and leadership while describing the complicated ride of risks, guerilla tactics, and skirmishes with both bureaucracy and the national media. It offers an honest and humorous inside look at what it takes to change a school.

America has become a different land. Gangs and hunger stalk the nation and most aspects of life are controlled by big government. Small resistance groups escape to refuges called ARKS, working to restore freedom.After Federal Judge Barry Block blocks new super-seeds that can save Africa from famine, he's abducted to the Sierra Nevada wilderness where he must learn to grow his own food. While there he finds the humility to ask for help from a Higher Power. When he is returned, he joins with the resistance movement to sabotage the petty tyrannies inflicted on Americans. Meanwhile, eighteen-year-old Shoshone Joseph Wakini becomes the leader of a band of ARK survivors after he helps them evade predator drones. When the government begins infecting the ARKS with a deadly virus, brilliant African-American botanist Dr. Grace Washington and her software genius husband Isaiah Mercury risk their lives to develop a cure. As the nation erupts into anarchy, a promise called The Rainbow Option is born.In this thrilling sequel to The Noah Option, as Americans struggle to survive under a flood of government oppression, two freedom fighters must find a solution before it is too late for the nation.

Touchstone uses a corpus-informed syllabus ensuring students are learning the language that people really use. Activities include a strong focus on inductive learning, personalized practice, and encouraging learner autonomy. Student's Book, Level 2A includes Units 1-6 of the Level 2 Student's Book and is at the high beginning CEFR level (A1-A2).

Touchstone Second Edition Full Contact with DVD, Level 3A includes Units 1-6 of four key components of the Touchstone Second Edition series: Student's Book, Level 3; Workbook, Level 3; Level 3 Video Activity Pages; and Video on DVD.

This book argues for putting spoken language at the centre of the syllabus.