Making Americans

<b>Winner of the 2024 George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language given by the National Council of Teachers of English <p/> <i>Making Americans</i> shines a light on the barriers that immigrant students in the US face--and shares some inspiring stories about students who have overcome them --Bill Gates <p/> A landmark work that weaves captivating stories about the past present and personal into an inspiring vision for how America can educate immigrant students</b> <p/>Setting out from her classroom Jessica Lander takes the reader on a powerful and urgent journey to understand what it takes for immigrant students to become Americans. A compelling read for everyone who cares about America's future <i>Making Americans</i> brims with innovative ideas for educators and policy makers across the country. <p/><b>Lander brings to life the history of America's efforts to educate immigrants through rich stories including these: </b><br><ul><li>The Nebraska teacher arrested for teaching an eleven-year-old boy in German who took his case to the Supreme Court</li><li>The California families who overturned school segregation for Mexican American children</li><li>The Texas families who risked deportation to establish the right for undocumented children to attend public schools</li></ul><br><b>She visits innovative classrooms across the country that work with immigrant-origin students such as these: </b><br><ul><li>A school in Georgia for refugee girls who have been kept from school by violence poverty and natural disaster</li><li>Five schools in Aurora Colorado that came together to collaborate with community groups businesses a hospital and families to support newcomer children.</li><li>A North Carolina school district of more than 100 schools who rethought how they teach their immigrant-origin students</li></ul><br><b>She shares inspiring stories of how seven of her own immigrant students created new homes in America including the following: </b><br><ul><li>The boy who escaped Baghdad and found a home in his school's ROTC program</li><li>The daughter of Cambodian genocide survivors who dreamed of becoming a computer scientist</li><li>The orphaned boy who escaped violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and created a new community here</li></ul><br><i>Making Americans</i> is an exploration of immigrant education across the country told through key historical moments current experiments to improve immigrant education and profiles of immigrant students. <i>Making Americans</i> is a remarkable book that will reshape how we all think about nurturing one of America's greatest assets: the newcomers who enrich this country with their energy talents and drive.