Good Morning, Mr Sarra

Good Morning, Mr SarraCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9780702265891 Format: Trade paperback (UK) Year: 2022 Publisher: University of Queensland Press Description: A 10 year anniversary edition of a classic Indigenous memoir When Chris Sarra arrived as the first Aboriginal principal of Cherbourg State School, it was a time of high hopes but low expectations in Indigenous education. Over six years, he transformed the school into a national success story. Along the way, he battled

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780702265891
Format: Trade paperback (UK)
Year: 2022
Publisher: University of Queensland Press


Description:
A 10-year anniversary edition of a classic Indigenous memoir




When Chris Sarra arrived as the first Aboriginal principal of Cherbourg State School, it was a time of high hopes but low expectations in Indigenous education. Over six years, he transformed the school into a national success story. Along the way, he battled the media, the education system and a culture of complacency.



Good Morning, Mr Sarra is the inspiring life story of a young boy from a country town who grew up to become Queensland's Australian of the Year, a subject of ABC's Australian Story and one of the most outspoken and recognised educators in the country. His leadership institute and its nationally acclaimed 'strong and smart' philosophy, now used in many schools, means that Indigenous children no longer hope for a better education; they can expect it.




In this anniversary edition, Chris Sarra reflects on his recent life and career achievements, from becoming a marathon runner to advocating for the marginalised as a director-general in state government, and how his work is helping forge a path to Treaty.