The Resource It takes a school : the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state, Jonathan Starr
It takes a school : the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state, Jonathan Starr
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- Summary
- An American hedge fund manager describes how he founded a unique school in Somaliland and overcame profound cultural differences, broken promises, and threats to his safety to create a school whose students, against all odds, have come to achieve extraordinary success
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 250 pages
- Contents
-
- Part One: Burning my ships
- My Somali uncle
- Somaliland roots
- From hedge fund manager to headmaster
- Modern-day nomad
- Results day
- The exam
- The blank sheet of paper
- Part Two: Building a school
- First trip to Somaliland
- Clans
- Teachers
- The Abaarso condition
- Part Three: School culture
- Mohamed: a day in the life
- Straight talks and motivation
- Fahima's rocks
- Critical thinking
- Fundamentals
- Integrity
- Suzanne's orphanage
- Selection day
- Part Four: The great miscalculation
- The white man speaks Somali
- A complex world
- The village
- Like water through a sieve
- Doing something right
- Money disguised as religion
- trouble with the boys
- Khadar's rage
- Nothing is easy
- Harry's mad dash
- The Higher Education Committee
- Part Five: Technology
- Selling success
- No good deed goes unpunished
- A Somali among the elite
- Twenty-seven schools in twenty-five days
- SAT trip
- Deportation
- The full arsenal
- Part Six: Winning the society
- Miss Marple
- Religious council
- Vindication
- The cherry on top
- Part Seven: When arms are open
- Show me the money
- Our best ambassadors
- The future
- In Harvard Yard
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9781250113467
- Label
- It takes a school : the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state
- Title
- It takes a school
- Title remainder
- the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state
- Statement of responsibility
- Jonathan Starr
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An American hedge fund manager describes how he founded a unique school in Somaliland and overcame profound cultural differences, broken promises, and threats to his safety to create a school whose students, against all odds, have come to achieve extraordinary success
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1976-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Starr, Jonathan
- Dewey number
- 373.09677/3
- Illustrations
- maps
- LC call number
- LG611
- LC item number
- .S73 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Starr, Jonathan
- Abaarso School of Science & Technology
- Schools
- Education
- Somali students
- Investment advisors
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- It takes a school : the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state, Jonathan Starr
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part One: Burning my ships -- My Somali uncle -- Somaliland roots -- From hedge fund manager to headmaster -- Modern-day nomad -- Results day -- The exam -- The blank sheet of paper -- Part Two: Building a school -- First trip to Somaliland -- Clans -- Teachers -- The Abaarso condition -- Part Three: School culture -- Mohamed: a day in the life -- Straight talks and motivation -- Fahima's rocks -- Critical thinking -- Fundamentals -- Integrity -- Suzanne's orphanage -- Selection day -- Part Four: The great miscalculation -- The white man speaks Somali -- A complex world -- The village -- Like water through a sieve -- Doing something right -- Money disguised as religion -- trouble with the boys -- Khadar's rage -- Nothing is easy -- Harry's mad dash -- The Higher Education Committee -- Part Five: Technology -- Selling success -- No good deed goes unpunished -- A Somali among the elite -- Twenty-seven schools in twenty-five days -- SAT trip -- Deportation -- The full arsenal -- Part Six: Winning the society -- Miss Marple -- Religious council -- Vindication -- The cherry on top -- Part Seven: When arms are open -- Show me the money -- Our best ambassadors -- The future -- In Harvard Yard -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250113467
- Lccn
- 2016024867
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn948336137
- (OCoLC)948336137
- Label
- It takes a school : the extraordinary story of an American school in the world's #1 failed state, Jonathan Starr
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part One: Burning my ships -- My Somali uncle -- Somaliland roots -- From hedge fund manager to headmaster -- Modern-day nomad -- Results day -- The exam -- The blank sheet of paper -- Part Two: Building a school -- First trip to Somaliland -- Clans -- Teachers -- The Abaarso condition -- Part Three: School culture -- Mohamed: a day in the life -- Straight talks and motivation -- Fahima's rocks -- Critical thinking -- Fundamentals -- Integrity -- Suzanne's orphanage -- Selection day -- Part Four: The great miscalculation -- The white man speaks Somali -- A complex world -- The village -- Like water through a sieve -- Doing something right -- Money disguised as religion -- trouble with the boys -- Khadar's rage -- Nothing is easy -- Harry's mad dash -- The Higher Education Committee -- Part Five: Technology -- Selling success -- No good deed goes unpunished -- A Somali among the elite -- Twenty-seven schools in twenty-five days -- SAT trip -- Deportation -- The full arsenal -- Part Six: Winning the society -- Miss Marple -- Religious council -- Vindication -- The cherry on top -- Part Seven: When arms are open -- Show me the money -- Our best ambassadors -- The future -- In Harvard Yard -- Epilogue
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xvi, 250 pages
- Isbn
- 9781250113467
- Lccn
- 2016024867
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- map
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)ocn948336137
- (OCoLC)948336137
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