Forever After

Forever After presents the untold stories of what happened in New York City schools on September 11, 2001. These moving, first-hand accounts reveal the amazing wisdom and courage of public school teachers and administrators who cared for and protected the children in schools near the World Trade Center and around the City. The inspiring stories in this beautiful collection bring into clear focus the enormous responsibility that teachers and administrators face every day and the crucial role they play in helping students make sense of the world, especially after terrifying and incomprehensible events like 9/11. Maxine Greene and Michelle Fine, eminent educators, also offer their views on what happened that day and its impact on the lives of teachers and the inner workings of our schools.

“I recommend this book to all parents and teachers.”
Deborah Meier, New York University, author of In Schools We Trust, Many Children Left Behind,and Keeping School

“If ever a horror confirms our understanding that learning is mediated by love, surely this is it…this book is not to be missed.”
Thomas Sobol, Christian A. Johnson Professor of Outstanding Educational Practice,Teachers College, Columbia University

“After reading the stories chronicled in Forever After, I am confident that you will change the way that you define ‘heroism’!”
Gregory A. Thomas, Director of Security for the New York City schools on September 11, 2001, author of Freedom From Fear: A Guide to Safety, Preparedness and the Threat of Terrorism

“The compelling stories collected here are a credit to the profession…must reading for all teachers in these times when tragic world events are occurring all too often.”
Tom Roderick, Executive Director, Educators for Social Responsibility Metropolitan Area, NY

“This book gave me a renewed zeal for the work I do and an insight into what I can say and how I can react when one of my second graders asks, ‘Could that happen here?’”
Joanne Bell, 2nd grade teacher, St. Charles, MO

“Finally! A story about New York’s true ‘unsung heroes,’ the teachers of New York City.”
Ann Lipson, high school teacher, New York, NY

“An astonishing collection of reflections with unique perspectives that reveal so much about the courage of these teachers in New York City.”
Mary B. Mumbrue, 4th and 5th grade teacher, Winnetka, IL

“Voices from the classroom are all too rare in the literature of education and pedagogy. This book is exhilarating to read and an authentic source of hope.”
-- Ronald Gross, Co-Chair, University Seminar on Innovation in Education, Columbia University