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Moving Book Study

This book study links Dr. Andy Hargreaves’s personal experiences of social mobility to today’s challenges of inequity and immobility.

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Promote social mobility in education with this powerful memoir on inequity

What should be done for the children of essential workers? What has COVID-19 taught us about the gaps between home and school? How can we help children succeed despite their family circumstances? Drawing on his inspiring, poignant, and sometimes hilarious memoir of growing up in a working-class community, Andy Hargreaves shares how he was raised by a widowed mother with three jobs, was on welfare, had to figure out how to fit in with the academic elite at school while dealing with the local gang in his neighborhood, and managed to succeed despite an alien high school curriculum. If you, your family, or the kids you teach struggle to “move on up” through education; if you or they have taken on multiple jobs, sacrificed something, burned whole gallons of midnight oil, or left behind a homeland to have a better chance in life, then this book and book club discussion is for you. Moving is not just a memoir of individual grit, defiance, and resilience. It is a testament to the power of public systems to undergird people’s individual efforts. It has clear strategic implications not just to help kids beat the odds but to make sure we can change the odds, so all kids get the chances they deserve. Praised by Howard Gardner, Diane Ravitch, Michael Fullan, and Yong Zhao, this is the summer read you can’t afford to miss.

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Sessions:

  • Relating to the book personally, emotionally and experientially
  • Equity, selection and inclusion
  • Practical and strategic implications

Book study recordings:
For past sessions, visit our Book Study Recordings page.


Additional Information

Product Code: EWP144

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Book Study FAQ

Will the book study be recorded?
Sessions of select book studies are recorded and made accessible on our website. The recording is made available for viewing approximately 2–3 business days after the book study's live date. Please return to this page at that time to view the recording. Recordings are made available for a limited time.

Can I join if I have missed a session?
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Will a copy of the book be provided to participants?
No, a copy of the book will not be provided. You may order the book at any time. We encourage you to have a copy of the book to more closely follow along with the presenter, but having a copy of the book is not required.

Do you offer certification or proof of attendance?
Certificates are provided to attendees of live book study sessions only. Certificates are emailed to all attendees of live sessions approximately one week after the webinar. Certificates are not provided to viewers of recorded sessions.