Stand for the best : what I learned after leaving my job as CEO of H & R Block to become a teacher and founder of an inner-city charter school

Thirteen years ago, Tom Bloch was CEO of H&R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing from his life. After a nineteen-year career at the company, Bloch resigned his position to become a math teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City. Stand for the Best reveals Bloch's struggles to make a difference for his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a successful charter school, University Academy.The EPUB format of this title may not be compatible for use on all handheld devices. Thirteen years ago, Tom Bloch was CEO of H & R Block, the groundbreaking tax organization. The son of the company's founder, he was a happily married 41-year-old executive, but something was missing from his life. After a nineteen-year career at the company, Bloch resigned his position to become a math teacher in an impoverished inner-city section of Kansas City. Stand for the Best reveals Bloch's struggles to make a difference for his marginalized students and how he eventually co-founded a successful charter school, University Academy Tom Bloch, Ceo Of H & R Bock, Left His Job Making Nearly A Million Dollars A Year To Teach Math To Inner-city Kids. Off The Block -- Back To School -- Into The Trenches -- On The Learning Curve -- A Question Of Character -- A New Kind Of Urban School -- Great Expectations -- Making The Grade -- Moving The School -- Real Heroes -- A Duty To Dream -- The Next Urban Teacher -- A Calling -- Midterm Exam. Thomas M. Bloch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-210) And Index.