![]() ![]() Kidder ( House The Soul of a New Machine) writes with sensitivity of Zajac's Irish-Catholic roots, of the need for educational reform and of the Holyoke Puerto Ricans' struggles for equality and success. ![]() It's a tough job: in one social studies class, half the pupils can't name the country they live in. Through Kidder's calmly detailed re-creation of Zajac's daily round, we come to know her students' fears and inmost strivings we also share this teacher's frustrations, loneliness and the rush of satisfaction that comes with helping students learn. ![]() About half of her students are Hispanic many come from broken homes. "Christine Zajac teaches fifth grade in a racially mixed school in a poor district of Holyoke, Mass. For the full text of Phyllis Theroux's review of Among Schoolchildren in The New York Times Book Review, click here. ![]()
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