{"product_id":"detention-by-ralph-jackman-9781761471292","title":"Detention","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Honest and courageous . . . This book is the report card we've all known was coming.' - Gabbie Stroud, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eTeacher\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhat happens when your first teaching job isn't in a classroom but in juvenile detention?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Ralph Jackman swapped his career as a sports reporter for life as a teacher, he expected yard duty and parent-teacher nights. Instead, he found himself behind the razor wire of Melbourne's Parkville Youth Detention Centre, teaching literacy and numeracy to some of the nation's most vulnerable and damaged boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis raw and powerful memoir takes you inside a world few educators ever see—both shocking and inspiring, with humour and heartbreak, and moments of connection that make teaching matter. But it's also the story of a system failing its most desperate kids—and a teacher who refused to look away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDetention\u003c\/em\u003e is more than one teacher's journey; it's a call to action for everyone who believes in the rights of all kids to have an education—even behind bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47495560691948,"sku":"9781761471292","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781761471292-detention.jpg?v=1775794698","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/detention-by-ralph-jackman-9781761471292","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}