Description: Leonard Covello (1887-1982) spent 45 years as a teacher in the New York City Public Schools. Twenty-two of those he served as principal of Benjamin Franklin Community High School in East Harlem, New York. At Benjamin Franklin, Covello and a group of dedicated teachers, parents, and students created one of the first urban community schools -- concerned not only with academic programs but with the special needs of immigrant children. He remains an inspiration to educational activists and leaders today. In this book, Vito Perrone, himself a veteran of public school reform, revisits Covello's classic volume, The Heart Is the Teacher. By returning to Covello's work and educational commitments, Perrone calls attention to matters that need to be thought about in the schools today, such as immigrant students, intercultural education, advocacy for students and families, a curriculum of place, and the community school. With many excerpts from Covello's original autobiography, this volume is a unique account of an exceptional educator by one of the most respected voices in educational reform today.

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