Our Stories in Philadelphia

This book features one of the longest and highly effective urban education immersion programs in America. Thirty-five authors recounting their poignant personal stories and life changing experiences speak for thousands of the Philadelphia Urban Seminar participants from 21 universities in collaboration with over 60 Philadelphia inner-city schools and multiple community centers. The book also contains a summary of a nine-year longitudinal research on the Urban Seminar and numerous student and faculty testimonials, which demonstrate the tremendous impact of the program. Anyone that is interested in urban education issues, teacher training practices as well as teaching and learning in urban classrooms needs to read the book. This book can also be used as an excellent reader for multicultural education courses for pre-service teachers. Student Quotations from the Back Cover (and interior) “Participating in the Urban Seminar was one of the best decisions I have ever made.” “I went to Philadelphia as a naïve girl from rural country with a mission to help the children and to teach them what I know. I came out having been taught by them.” “I thought these children needed someone to save them, I thought they needed me, but I am the one who needs them.” “This is one of the best experiences of my college career.” (All royalty profits go to Larry Vold Urban Education Scholarship.)