{"product_id":"the-fire-within-joe-david-9780939360048","title":"The Fire Within","description":"\u003cp\u003eViolence-ridden Church Junior High School is the setting for Joe David's hard look into the world of \"education,\" a world filled with hatred and deception, boredom and indoctrination - financially supported by government decree!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe central character is Anne Harte, an idealist who tries to teach by igniting the fire within of knowledge. Unlike teachers who indoctrinate, Anne attempts to teach her students to think. Her commitment to reason, however, place her in direct conflict with the system and those who control it, especially Loretta Daniels, her principal. Unlike Anne, Loretta believes that children must \"satisfy their needs, their instincts and impulses by action.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat results is an incisive look at \"education\" with Loretta and Anne fighting for the survival of their diametrically opposed philosophies. Caught up in the battle are the other teachers, and the real victims, \u003cem\u003ethe students!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard-hitting \u003c\/em\u003e(Robert Kendal, \u003cstrong\u003eHispanic Times), \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFast-paced\u003c\/em\u003e (Alicia Patti, \u003cstrong\u003eLibertarian Digest), \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eInsightful\u003c\/em\u003e (William P. Schaefer, \u003cstrong\u003eAmerican University), \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eScathing \u003c\/em\u003e(Joan Hamburg, \u003cstrong\u003e WOR-Radio, \u003c\/strong\u003eNew York\u003cstrong\u003e), \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStark, chilling portrait of contemporary public education \u003c\/em\u003e(Richard A. Cooper, \u003cstrong\u003eThe New York Tribune). www.bfat.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe David\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0939360047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780939360048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Books for All Times, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.48d","brand":"Joe David","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906617331967,"sku":"9780939360048","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e88f3df5-ca75-41d7-9cb8-44a252061db8.jpg?v=1748770928","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fire-within-joe-david-9780939360048","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}