{"product_id":"teaching-in-tough-places-arturo-hernandez-sametier-9798349419737","title":"Teaching in tough places","description":"\u003cp\u003eTales from the height of the violent gang era. One teacher narrates the story of two schools that took on delinquency, gangs, and self-destruction on a Native American reservation and in South Central Los Angeles. Reinventing themselves, schools caught in the crossfire of destructive gang wars decide that kids and character come before mandates and curriculum. They make it their task to fight for the souls of their most difficult youth. Inspiring, harrowing, and revolutionary in the questions it asks about the purpose of education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArturo Hernandez-Sametier has been a teacher, counselor, and principal in high-risk, challenged urban and rural environments across the U.S. and Indian Country. He was honored as Educator of the Year in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arturo Hernandez Sametier\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798349419737\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Luna Triste Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.35d","brand":"Arturo Hernandez Sametier","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801056981247,"sku":"9798349419737","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/teaching-in-tough-places-arturo-hernandez-sametier-9798349419737","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}