It's not that our family has no taste, it's just that our family's taste is inconsistent.
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The key thing is, even if you only have a couple of hours a month, those two hours shoulder-to-shoulder, next to one student, concentrated attention, shining this beam of light on their work, on their thoughts and their self-expression, is going to be absolutely transformative, because so many of the students have not had that ever before.Dave Eggers
After this interview Eggers is off to a meeting in midtown Manhattan. Then come more appointments and the following day a long drive to Pittsfield, Mass., where he will work a fund-raiser for Word Street, a tutoring center inspired by 826 NYC. His black travel bag sits at my feet like a dog begging to go for a walk. I'm trying to cut down on travel, ... But with things like this, I really don't want to say no.
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You know, it's been proven that 35 to 40 hours a year with one-on-one attention, a student can get one grade level higher.
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And what we were trying to offer every day was one-on-one attention. The goal was to have a one-to-one ratio with every one of these students.
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Through the small tall bathroom window the December yard is gray and scratchy, the tree calligraphic.
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The house is a factory.
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