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Students speak up about American education in this book from 826 National, the celebrated tutoring center founded by Dave Eggers and Nínive Calegari.

This unique volume collects personal essays, letters, and stories by dozens of high school students who were given the chance to speak their minds about their own education. From letters to their teachers to essays and vignettes inspired by the works of James Baldwin and Sherman Alexie, this collection of student writing contains startling insights for educators, parents, and anyone invested in our future.

Be Honest includes writing from students across the country, of every ethnic group and financial bracket: A girl from an immigrant family is put in an ESL class even though her English is fluent; an African American boy talks about the social pressures that prevent him from asking his teacher for help; and a privileged private school student describes his transition to public school--and reports that he was able to learn more with the increased freedom it brought.

The newest book from 826 National, the celebrated organization founded by Dave Eggers and Nínive Calegari, coauthors of the bestselling Teachers Have It Easy--is a much-needed addition to the current national conversation about our schools.

"826 helps young people learn that language can be play, that work can be joyful, and that they themselves can be the inventors and caretakers of their world. I have seen it with my own eyes." --Michael Chabon, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay
About the Author: Nínive Calegari is the co-founder of 826 Valencia, and the former CEO of 826 National. She is a co-author (with Daniel Moulthrop and Dave Eggers) of Teachers Have It Easy. She lives in San Francisco.

Neko Case is an American singer-songwriter. Her album Middle Cyclone was released in March 2009. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.


826 National is a nonprofit tutoring, writing, and publishing organization with locations in Ann Arbor, Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington, D.C. It is the recipient of a 2010 Jim Henson Community Honor Award and a 2010 Innovations in Reading Prize from the National Book Foundation.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781595586094
  • Publisher: New Press
  • Publisher Imprint: New Press
  • Depth: 25
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 24 mm
  • Weight: 476 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1595586091
  • Publisher Date: 26 Jul 2011
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Height: 217 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: And Other Advice from Students Across the Country
  • Width: 148 mm

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