At-Risk Students Defy The Odds: Overcoming Barriers To Educational Success; Author: Aronson, Rosa; Paperback

Author: Aronson, Rosa
Scarecrow Education Book; Paperback
144 pages
Published: April 2001
Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810839938

What is your perception of at-risk students? A rural African-American man? A legally blind Georgia girl? A poor Pakistani immigrant? Rosa Aronson tells the stories of these and four other students, uncovering how very different at-risk achievers have overcome the odds stacked against them. Through seven narratives, Aronson analyzes their collective experiences. She offers recommendations for change in today's educational system based upon their journeys and the research of other overcomers such as Richard Rodriguez and Victor Frankl.Rosa Aronson tells the stories of seven disadvantaged students, uncovering how very different at risk achievers have overcome the odds stacked against them. She also offers recommendations for change in today's educational system.