After graduating from Yale University, Sarah Sentilles
joined Teach for America and was assigned to a rundown
elementary school in Compton, California. Through moving
portraits of inspiring children, Sentilles relates a
heartbreaking journey, as she learns about a failing school
system, the true meaning of poverty in America, and the
strength children exhibit when they're just struggling to
survive. Beautifully written, charged with love and
indignation, Taught by America is a powerful tribute to the
young lives Sentilles witnessed.
"This is a poignant,
touching memoir from a natural-born teacher. The education
of Sarah Sentilles is something we can all learn
from." —Geoffrey Canada, author of Fist, Stick, Knife,
Gun and president of Harlem Children's Zone,
Inc.
"Sentilles gives a stirring description of
working in one of our poorest school systems . . . [A]
profoundly moving book." —Library Journal (starred
review)
"Hauntingly eloquent, this memoir raises
chilling questions about race, social privilege, failing
schools, and the loss of innocence. Sentilles's reflections
on her students, their families, and the education they
(don't) receive stays with you long after her story ends.
This is a wakeup call that we as a nation cannot afford to
ignore." —Janie Victoria Ward, author of The Skin We're In
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