The Immortality of Influence.The Immortality of Influence by Salome Thomas-El with Cecil Murphey Foreword by Will Smith Dafina Books/Kensington Publishing May 2006, $23, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-758-21266-6 What strikes one most about Salome Thomas-El is his passionate, self-imposed responsibility for reaching and serving as a bridge to success for each youth he meets. Tales of struggling, urban educators often paint pictures that make you cry, show almost insurmountable odds or merely depress de·press v. 1. To lower in spirits; deject. 2. To cause to drop or sink; lower. 3. To press down. 4. To lessen the activity or force of something. you with the hopelessness many youths locked in failing school systems face daily. Fortunately, for those teachers and parents without the luxury of despair, Thomas-El provides a way out. Thomas-El, with Cecil Murphey, masters the art of storytelling Storytelling Aesop semi-legendary fabulist of ancient Greece. [Gk. Lit.: Harvey, 10] Münchäusen Baron traveler grossly embellishes his experiences. [Ger. Lit. in a way that some old Nawleans blues singer would envy. Through numerous simple stories of his experiences as a public-school teacher and administrator in Philadelphia, Thomas-El gives parents and teachers a blueprint for children's' success, not just in school but in life. In his follow-up book to 1 Choose to Stay: A Black Teacher Refuses to Desert the Inner City (Dafina Books, 2003), he pulls no punches as he reveals his zeal for the well-being of African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. children. --Reviewed by Malik Russell Malik Russell is an educator, journalist, and criminal justice policy expert in Temple Hills, Maryland Temple Hills is a suburb of Washington DC, southeast of the downtown district; it has an African-American majority population. It is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States. . |
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