{"product_id":"the-dominican-experiment-michael-damato-9781491726020","title":"The Dominican Experiment: A Teacher and His Students Explore a Garbage Dump, a Sweatshop, and Vodou","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Dominican Republic is the most visited country in the Caribbean and, according to CNN, the second-happiest place on the planet. However, most of its workers make less than fifteen dollars a day, it has around two million stateless people, and 70 percent of its schools do not offer students safe drinking water.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe island is certainly a fascinating place for students to research, so why not take a social justice trip there so they can see it for themselves? That was what Kevin LaMastra had in mind when he took his students to the DR for some snorkeling, horseback riding, and waterfall jumping, but also to check out a garbage dump, a sweatshop, and an HIV\/AIDS orphanage.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWe learn the most when we step outside our comfort zones. That's not exactly LaMastra's sales pitch when he's looking for students to sign up each year, but it becomes the leading philosophy of the trip when he takes them to bond with survivors of Haiti's 2010 earthquake, to visit communities hidden deep inside sugarcane fields, and to witness an actual Vodou ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael D'Amato,George Santos\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1491726024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781491726020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Michael D'Amato","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48518651740415,"sku":"9781491726020","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_079096c3-5594-405e-ac78-3942902253a4.jpg?v=1778735122","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dominican-experiment-michael-damato-9781491726020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}