The Promise: How One Woman Made Good on Her Extraordinary Pact to Send a Classroom of 1st Graders to College
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| Rating | : | 4.41 (651 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0385511477 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-08-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Brown also developed a strong emotional attachment to the children—for many of these students Brown was the one consistent adult in their lives. Why wasn’t she in school? Why was she out begging for money to buy food for her family? After several weeks of not being able to sleep, Brown went to look for the girl at the local elementary school and soon found herself in a first-grade classroom. This marvelous and inspiring book is the amazing story of one woman's unending desire to make a difference. In the bestselling tradition of The Pact and The Freedom Writers Diary—the inspiring story of one woman’s extraordinary promise and steely determination to make a difference in the world.One morning in 1987 Oral Lee Brown walked into a corner store in East Oakland, California, to buy snacks for work. She didn’t find the little girl, but before she left she found herself promising the kids that if they finished high school, she would pay for their college education. At the time, Oral Lee Brown made only $45,000 a year. A little girl asked her for a quarter, and Brown assumed that she wanted to buy candy, but surprisingly she bought bread and bologna—staples for her family. But years later, after annually saving and investing $10,000 of her own money and establishing the Oral Lee Brown Foundation, this remarkable woman made good on her prom
Using A Common Sense Approach For Life Bettye J. Sullivan After reading this book and having met Ms. Brown in person during a family situation in June, I was totally impressed and influenced by this Woman of courage. Ms. Brown happens to be the God Mother of my step-son who lives in Tulare, Ca. She and I started our conversation about this new generation of young people. It finally led to her being a book writer. One thing I . A Heart of Gold I first heard of Oral Lee Brown a few years ago when one of the children from her original class was accidentally killed. I read a little about Mrs. Brown and when the book came up for review I had to get to know the lady behind the heart. I was not disappointed, this book displays an angel in disguise. A humble woman who just wants to do all she can for those in need.. Jigna said A model for uplifting our youth.. More than anything else, our youth need people to be there for them for the LONG-TERM. Not for 1 day, or 1 week, or 1 month, but as Oral Lee Brown shows us, for years. Imagine how our next generation would be impacted if adults nationwide reached out in just 10% of the way that Oral Lee Brown did? Go Ms. Brown for inspiring us all and go Caille Millner for doing such a
Of that first group of "her babies," as Brown calls them (her own children were already grown up), 19 went on to college. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Written with San Jose Mercury News reporter Millner, the book is didactic in its approach, yet should inspire parents and teachers, who will especially appreciate the "tip sheet for college acceptance" at book's end. She raised money (donating her own income as a base) and acted as a second family to these children, taking them on college tours; buying them books and groceries; and, occasionally, putting them up in her own house. Brown's experience with the first group was difficult, but she only briefly explains how it affected her personally, preferring to focus on the kids (although her constant reminders that s