Author: Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470469277
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life." - Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction] Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the heart, because they care deeply about their students and about their subject. But the demands of teaching cause too many educators to lose heart. Is it possible to take heart in teaching once more so that we can continue to do what good teachers always do -- give heart to our students? In The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students -- and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors.
The Courage to Teach
Author: Parker J. Palmer
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470469277
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life." - Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction] Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the heart, because they care deeply about their students and about their subject. But the demands of teaching cause too many educators to lose heart. Is it possible to take heart in teaching once more so that we can continue to do what good teachers always do -- give heart to our students? In The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students -- and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 0470469277
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad -- and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life." - Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction] Teachers choose their vocation for reasons of the heart, because they care deeply about their students and about their subject. But the demands of teaching cause too many educators to lose heart. Is it possible to take heart in teaching once more so that we can continue to do what good teachers always do -- give heart to our students? In The Courage to Teach, Parker Palmer takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with their vocation and their students -- and recovering their passion for one of the most difficult and important of human endeavors.
Recollections of Thad Morgan The Man Who Could Make God Cuss...And Laugh
Author:
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 197727031X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
If you have ever attended a school that had a teacher, coach, principal, or superintendent who made an impact on your life, you will enjoy this book. The mold was thrown away when Thad Morgan was created. The stories that are told about him by his classmates, his students, his friends, and his colleagues will make you wonder how he ever kept a job in a school system. Yet he became one of the most revered people who has ever lived in the town of Enterprise, Alabama.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 197727031X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
If you have ever attended a school that had a teacher, coach, principal, or superintendent who made an impact on your life, you will enjoy this book. The mold was thrown away when Thad Morgan was created. The stories that are told about him by his classmates, his students, his friends, and his colleagues will make you wonder how he ever kept a job in a school system. Yet he became one of the most revered people who has ever lived in the town of Enterprise, Alabama.
What Teachers Make
Author: Taylor Mali
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101577363
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
In praise of the greatest job in the world... The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever. Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny, perceptive look at life in the classroom pays tribute to the joys of teaching…and explains why teachers are so vital to our society. What Teachers Make is a book that will be treasured and shared by every teacher in America—and everybody who’s ever loved or learned from one.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101577363
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
In praise of the greatest job in the world... The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why we need them now more than ever. Teacher turned teacher’s advocate Taylor Mali inspired millions with his original poem “What Teachers Make,” a passionate and unforgettable response to a rich man at a dinner party who sneeringly asked him what teachers make. Mali’s sharp, funny, perceptive look at life in the classroom pays tribute to the joys of teaching…and explains why teachers are so vital to our society. What Teachers Make is a book that will be treasured and shared by every teacher in America—and everybody who’s ever loved or learned from one.
Towards a Brighter Tomorrow
Author: Walter R. Allen
Publisher: IAP
ISBN: 1607522756
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The book aims to develop a clearer understanding of the influence of social dynamics on the educational opportunities of high school students of color in the urban setting of California’s Los Angeles area. Specifically, we examine how students’ backgrounds, high school experiences and own agency shape their college preparation processes and postsecondary aspirations. While some research has been done on high school students’ college-choice process, this book is unique in its broad and comparative approach. It examines the experiences of students across 10 schools, identifying broad themes that are illustrated through specific case studies. This approach allows readers to understand the broader issues that face students from underserved backgrounds as they pursue college, while illuminating how these issues uniquely manifest hemselves in individual school contexts.
Publisher: IAP
ISBN: 1607522756
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
The book aims to develop a clearer understanding of the influence of social dynamics on the educational opportunities of high school students of color in the urban setting of California’s Los Angeles area. Specifically, we examine how students’ backgrounds, high school experiences and own agency shape their college preparation processes and postsecondary aspirations. While some research has been done on high school students’ college-choice process, this book is unique in its broad and comparative approach. It examines the experiences of students across 10 schools, identifying broad themes that are illustrated through specific case studies. This approach allows readers to understand the broader issues that face students from underserved backgrounds as they pursue college, while illuminating how these issues uniquely manifest hemselves in individual school contexts.
Ask a Manager
Author: Alison Green
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0399181822
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
Publisher: Ballantine Books
ISBN: 0399181822
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together
The Dream and the Reality of Teaching
Author: Keen J. Babbage
Publisher: R&L Education
ISBN: 1610480171
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The dream of teaching is that it's fascinating, meaningful, inspiring, and rewarding. The reality of teaching is that it can be exhausting, frustrating, heart-breaking, and disappointing. This book guides prospective teachers through an analysis of the profession they are considering and of their match with that profession and leads current teachers through an analysis of their career achievements, progress, challenges, and goals.
Publisher: R&L Education
ISBN: 1610480171
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
The dream of teaching is that it's fascinating, meaningful, inspiring, and rewarding. The reality of teaching is that it can be exhausting, frustrating, heart-breaking, and disappointing. This book guides prospective teachers through an analysis of the profession they are considering and of their match with that profession and leads current teachers through an analysis of their career achievements, progress, challenges, and goals.
When I'm Yours: A Friends to Lovers Romance
Author: Cat Santos
Publisher: Jacaranda Bay Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Realizing you’re in love with your best friend should probably happen before you set her up on a date with someone else. Melly Every few years I get an itch to travel. Living out of suitcases, I just zip them up and start over. After moving for so long, I didn't expect to find my forever home in my hometown. I got an amazing job, became best friends with my bosses, and my childhood crush moved next door. Just when it starts to feel like our spark is mutual, he sets me up on a date with his friend. Maybe moving is still in my future... Brandon Apparently I’m the last to realize how perfect Melly and I are together. I thought we were just friends. Really close friends. Best friends, even. Friends that start and end our days together. The kind that know how our food orders change with the weather, understand how a biracial upbringing adds up to less than you want, or how we’re the only ones in our group of friends to yearn for more than this small town has to offer. Shit. I’m in love with Melly, and about to crash her date with someone else. I hope I’m not too late… Welcome to the diverse small town of Jacaranda Bay, where the doors are always open, cinnamon rolls are spicy, and you'll always get your happily-ever-after in the end. This book can be read alone, and is a part of The Unbuttoned Alpha Male Series.
Publisher: Jacaranda Bay Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
Book Description
Realizing you’re in love with your best friend should probably happen before you set her up on a date with someone else. Melly Every few years I get an itch to travel. Living out of suitcases, I just zip them up and start over. After moving for so long, I didn't expect to find my forever home in my hometown. I got an amazing job, became best friends with my bosses, and my childhood crush moved next door. Just when it starts to feel like our spark is mutual, he sets me up on a date with his friend. Maybe moving is still in my future... Brandon Apparently I’m the last to realize how perfect Melly and I are together. I thought we were just friends. Really close friends. Best friends, even. Friends that start and end our days together. The kind that know how our food orders change with the weather, understand how a biracial upbringing adds up to less than you want, or how we’re the only ones in our group of friends to yearn for more than this small town has to offer. Shit. I’m in love with Melly, and about to crash her date with someone else. I hope I’m not too late… Welcome to the diverse small town of Jacaranda Bay, where the doors are always open, cinnamon rolls are spicy, and you'll always get your happily-ever-after in the end. This book can be read alone, and is a part of The Unbuttoned Alpha Male Series.
A Principal's Personal Journey
Author: Sylvester Carrington Ed. D
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145009516X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 145009516X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Lake Moon
Author: John M. Williams
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865548022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is also the story of the relationship between music and musician, between youth and belonging, between commerce and art, between self-loathing and self-awareness."--BOOK JACKET.
Publisher: Mercer University Press
ISBN: 9780865548022
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This is also the story of the relationship between music and musician, between youth and belonging, between commerce and art, between self-loathing and self-awareness."--BOOK JACKET.
I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die
Author: Sarah J. Robinson
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593193539
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.
Publisher: WaterBrook
ISBN: 0593193539
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.