Showing Taught by America: A Story of Struggle and Hope in Compton by Sarah Sentilles
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Taught by America 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 surviv... Full description
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