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At a time when Booker T. Washington is being rediscovered by African Americans today, the author offers a compelling look at the man and the qualities of leadership he embodied in his life and work. The result is a timeless message of hope, empowerment, and responsibility, which Washington himself characterized as the training of head, heart, and hand.

Durante treinta años, la autora dio clases en una escuela de élite, y durante los treinta años siguientes se dedicó a la educación de los más desfavorecidos y marginados. La diferencia entre ellos es abismal, pero la autora demuestra que tanto en unos como en otros los niños y los jóvenes son dignos de descubrir el mundo –así como aquel maestro de Camus consideraba a sus alumnos.

Perles et incongruités des inspecteurs de l'Éducation nationale ! En 42 ans de carrière à l'Éducation nationale, Patrice Romain en a vu défiler, des inspecteurs ! Des jeunes ambitieux, des vieux désabusés, des débonnaires, des prétentieux, des bienveillants, des sadiques, des petits, des grands, des bons, des méchants... Après chacune de leurs visites, il a soigneusement noté leurs réactions face à des élèves imprévisibles, leurs propos " off " concernant les profs inspectés et leurs remarques acerbes ou désabusées vis-à-vis de leur hiérarchie et du devoir de réserve.

Most educators are remembered in passing – their legacies often confined to classroom walls and fleeting school years. But imagine a world where teachers can reconnect with their former students, not just as distant memories, but as influential figures in their lives once again. Teachers for Life introduces us to two educators who seize this very opportunity.

This book tells the story of a time when society was divided and Harvard was becoming what it is today. It is not an exhaustive biography, but it has family information which puts things in perspective, and tells how he and Mather, who were about the same age, lived through the Salem witch trials. Leverett was busy writing logic textbooks in Latin at the time, but didn't dare speak out against the leader of the colony.

Şişman Kız Tombul Teyze, birçok dikkat çekici özelliği yanı sıra Yaratıcı Drama eğitmenliği ile Türkiye’nin ilkleri arasına girmiş bir eğitimcinin, bir uzmanın anıları ve öz yaşam öyküsünü aktarıyor dinleyiciye. Ankara’nın eski zamanlarından Kıbrıs’ın güneşli denizine Küba’nın tütün kokan akşamlarına kadar uzanan bir öykü bu. İçinde gençleri, çocukları, yetişkinleri sevgisiyle, özeniyle besleyen bir öykü... Elma Yayınevi, eğitimle büyüyen eğitimle çoğalan ve eğittikçe nefes alan bir hocanın kitabında yeniden merhaba diyor sizlere.

Arkadaşlarının, öğretmenlerinin hatta zaman zaman ailesinin dahi yanında olmakta zorlandığı tourette sendromlu Brad Cohen, stres altında ürettiği seğirmelerin ve çıkardığı seslerin üzerinde hâkimiyeti olmamasına rağmen birçok kişi tarafından yaramazlık yapmak isteyen bir çocuk olarak görülüyordu. Ama Brad Cohen varoluş mücadelesini, acınma hislerine değil; sarsılmaz kararlılık, mücadeleci iletişim ve son derece olumlu tavrıyla inşa etmek istedi. Öğretmenlik eğitimi aldı. Tam 24 iş görüşmesinden sonra kendisine inanan bir okulda öğretmenliğe başladı.

I Didn’t Sign Up For This: One Classroom Teacher’s Journey Through Emotional Fatigue to Personal Empowerment is an intimate look at how today’s teachers feel and what they can do to reclaim their confidence and joy to be the teachers they were always meant to be. Integrating self-discovery and personal experiences from nearly two decades of teaching high school English, author Diane Manser shares her realization that teaching is an emotional profession that needs to be viewed as such.

In childhood, Amy Hallberg receives a dollhouse that—while given with love—carries steep expectations. Forty years later, Amy walks away from her teaching career to forge a new life as a writer. The dollhouse reemerges as a mirror on Minnesota Nice, that familiar culture Amy’s been afraid to examine too closely.

Confessions of an English Teacher: How High School and Community College English Departments Can Improve Instruction is designed to help English departments improve the instruction they deliver to students. It is a follow-up to the book Confessions of an English Teacher: A Memoir of My Teaching Years. In the memoir book, I discovered several vital things English departments can do to radically alter their approach to teaching English. Teaching English has fallen into patterns that research has indicated need to be revised.

Yliana Rodríguez González, doctora en Letras especializada en el siglo XIX mexicano, habla de las tareas a las que se dedica un investigador en la universidad, de cómo leemos y de su trabajo, más divertido de lo que parece, en esta entrevista con Mónica Braun, directora de Nieve de Chamoy...

This autobiography tells the story of the life of Dick Klokow, who was born almost one hundred years ago in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Growing up, Reid was confused and disturbed by the different opportunities his best friend received. The gap widened as Reid's classes enabled him to pursue an elite college degree across the country studying educational opportunity and teaching. Then, Reid became a teacher at an under-resourced South Carolina high school where efforts to serve the incredible students were stymied by internal segregation and administrative ambivalence. After Reid assigned students a project to create a positive change, they pushed him to figure out how he, too, could make a bigger difference.

Discover the Heartfelt Journey of a Teacher Mom. You’ll embark on an adventure through the author’s candid reflections on life as a teacher and a mother, intertwined with Christian faith. This book offers an intimate glimpse into the experiences that have shaped her life and perspective. You’ll find authentic stories, faith-based reflections, practical advice, tips and encouragement for navigating your own life’s challenges inside, whether as a parent, educator, or in personal growth.

How can you love God when you can't see or hear Him? That was the question asked by a little girl many years ago when she was told by a godly teacher that she was to love God with all her heart and soul. This book is a collection of stories, written and compiled over the past 12 years, which tells how God answered that question throughout her life. In a myriad of different ways God intersected Marianne's life with His presence and His truth, and began to reveal His great love for her.

Albom entra de nuevo en contacto con él y le propone verse todos los martes. Durante estos encuentros, tiene la oportunidad de plantearle las grandes preguntas que siguen inquietándole y de hallar consejo y aliento para su propia vida en las sabias palabras del maestro.

Jim Zervanos, a seasoned high-school English teacher and father of two, embarks on a mission at the cusp of a new school year. He realizes that today's youth are thrust into a tumultuous world and burdened with saving it. To chronicle this extraordinary period in America, he assigns himself a unique task: keeping a journal.

Beyond Barron, the second volume of a memoir initiated by the publication of Back to Barron (in 2008), encompasses captivating humor and telling detail to narrate the story of author Van Tassel and his wife’s life together and their kindred careers. It focuses on schools and colleges and universities attended, taught at, and visited; homes purchased, built, modified, and redecorated; vehicles and pets acquired; and travels and forms of recreation that served as accompaniments to their academic careers and enhancements of family life.

قول نصر الله في كتابه هذا: (إذا ما أراد الغرب أن يفهمنا حقاً فإن عليه أن يكف عن الاستماع لنفسه، وأن يتركنا نتحدث بصدق عما يحدث فينا، وأن يتقبل حقيقة قول الصدق حتى...

Bennie Lucille Williams was born in Marshall, Texas—a city split not into two, she would argue, but into three. First, of course, there was racial segregation, but growing up with dark skin Bennie saw a second split within her own black community: a split between those who were lighter-skinned and those who looked like Bennie.