Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Cabrini Green






































Above are pictures of the Cabrini Green area of downtown Chicago. Currently I am reading a book called "Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way" that is about students attending the Carr Academy in Cabrini Green. Writen by the teacher of room 405, he helps these students explore what it is they want to fix about their communities and their lives. It was this approach that the students becqame involved in making a change in addition to getting them excited about learning and doing school work. 

The title of the book is truly an indication of the great story within the pages. For a hopeful and inspirational story about the hope of young students and education please take a look at this book. you will love it.




1 comment:

  1. Hi, i would like to use the last photo above of the housing block in Cabrini Green in an essay. Would it be possible to get a higher resolution image and could you tell me what your user's fee would be?
    Many thanks, Dietrich
    dn@brown.edu

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