Tell Them We Are Rising: A Memoir of Faith in Education

by Ruth Wright Hayre, Ruth Wright Hayre, Alexis Moore

tell them we are rising

""The inspiring story of how one woman gave back.""--Ed Bradley

""This is a heartwarming story about struggle, survival, and achieve ment. If we didn't know people like this in our lives, we would want to invent them. What more could one ask? A good story told with a deft hand.""--William H. Gray III President, United Negro College Fund

""An inspiring account of an African American educator determined to make a difference in the lives of indifferent students.""--Kirkus Reviews

""Tell Them We Are Rising is a wonderful, inspiring story of service, commitment, generosity, love, and hope. It is written with the humor, wisdom, and grace of a bygone era, yet spiced with the ultramodern savvy and the future-oriented vision of a twenty-year-old. What an extraordinary woman! What an extraordinary life!""--Chaka Fattah U.S. Representative (Pennsylvania)

Genres: Memoir

224 pages, Paperback

First published May 9, 1997

Reviews

[Timothy Riley · Rating 3 out of 5]

a philly principal who offered college scholarships to kids from two middle schools to kids who would graduate. and this is their story of the next ten years.

[Molly Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is another book that I read during my first year of teaching. I was inspired not only by the story of Ruth and her students, but also by her overview of the history of public education in Philadelphia. Most inspiring of all was the story for which this book was titled.

[Bibliorubes]

Hayre's recording of hers and others' journey in public education is an important one. Her comments certainly reflect the era in which she was raised (20s and 30s) and the era in which she worked (50s-90s). An incredible life story that inspires readers to pursue fully live out their calling.

[gosobooks.com · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have you been thinking about how to effect changes in your community and you're lost of idea(s)? Why not take sometime out with this memoir? Perhaps, you might be inspired.