This inspiring book features 25 touching, hilarious, eye-opening, and true tales about the most frustrating, intimidating, underpaid, and wonderful job in the world. In schools across America, in classes for handicapped, gifted, privileged, and disadvantaged students, these teachers recall that exciting first year, when they were often given the toughest kids and the biggest responsibilities of their careers. From coping with inner-city diversity to challenging poor self-esteem, these extraordinary images come straight from people who have already taken those first courageous steps of the…mehr
This inspiring book features 25 touching, hilarious, eye-opening, and true tales about the most frustrating, intimidating, underpaid, and wonderful job in the world. In schools across America, in classes for handicapped, gifted, privileged, and disadvantaged students, these teachers recall that exciting first year, when they were often given the toughest kids and the biggest responsibilities of their careers. From coping with inner-city diversity to challenging poor self-esteem, these extraordinary images come straight from people who have already taken those first courageous steps of the novice educator. For anyone who is contemplating teaching as a profession, this invaluable collection is a must-read. "Vivid, poignant, and often funny stories about one of the most challenging experiences anyone can have: first-year teaching."-Albert Shanker, President, American Federation of TeachersHinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Pearl Rock Kane is the editor of My First Year as a Teacher: Twenty-Five Teachers Talk about Their Amazing First-Year Classroom Experiences. She is also the editor of The First Year of Teaching: Real World Stories by America's Teachers. She has published numerous articles on issues of governance, diversity, leadership, and the attraction and retention of teachers. Kane is a professor of education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and is the Klingenstein Family Chair for the Advancement of Independent School Education. He holds an MA from Smith College and a doctorate from Teachers College.
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Acknowledgments Foreword - Wendy Kopp Introduction - Pearl Rock Kane 1. "Ever Been to Disneyland?" - David Callaway 2. The Road - Marcia Nehemiah 3. "Don't Waste Your Time with Those Kids" - Janice Anderson Connolly 4. The University School - Emma Lewinsohn Frey 5. David - Nancy Gustafson 6. "The Best You Can Be" - Kayla McClurg 7. Adrianna - Rosemary Genova DiBattista 8. Answers and Questions - Z. Vance Wilson 9. Learning to Read - Patrick McWilliams 10. Order in the Classroom - Andrew Dean Mullen 11. Death in the Classroom - Judy A. Luster 12. "It Say, I'm Very Mad at You" - Anita S. Charles 13. Sonny - Julie Olin Schulz 14. Johnny Carson Was My Mentor - Ronald D. Thorpe, Jr. 15. Plagiarism - Ted Fitts 16. The Forest and the Tree - Elizabeth L. Esris 17. The Ultimate Challenge - Polly Rimer Duke 18. "Welcome to the Sixth Grade" - Brad Wilcox 19. "You Can't" - David Gould 20. On Teaching: A Letter to Luke - Albert S. Thompson 21. The Accidental Teacher - Katherine Schulten 22. The Green Monongahela - John Taylor Gatto 23. My Ambition: To Teach - Yetta Haber Farber 24. Graduation - Ron Wolfson 25. Memories Are Made of This - Roberta Vicki Sherman Index
Acknowledgments Foreword - Wendy Kopp Introduction - Pearl Rock Kane 1. "Ever Been to Disneyland?" - David Callaway 2. The Road - Marcia Nehemiah 3. "Don't Waste Your Time with Those Kids" - Janice Anderson Connolly 4. The University School - Emma Lewinsohn Frey 5. David - Nancy Gustafson 6. "The Best You Can Be" - Kayla McClurg 7. Adrianna - Rosemary Genova DiBattista 8. Answers and Questions - Z. Vance Wilson 9. Learning to Read - Patrick McWilliams 10. Order in the Classroom - Andrew Dean Mullen 11. Death in the Classroom - Judy A. Luster 12. "It Say, I'm Very Mad at You" - Anita S. Charles 13. Sonny - Julie Olin Schulz 14. Johnny Carson Was My Mentor - Ronald D. Thorpe, Jr. 15. Plagiarism - Ted Fitts 16. The Forest and the Tree - Elizabeth L. Esris 17. The Ultimate Challenge - Polly Rimer Duke 18. "Welcome to the Sixth Grade" - Brad Wilcox 19. "You Can't" - David Gould 20. On Teaching: A Letter to Luke - Albert S. Thompson 21. The Accidental Teacher - Katherine Schulten 22. The Green Monongahela - John Taylor Gatto 23. My Ambition: To Teach - Yetta Haber Farber 24. Graduation - Ron Wolfson 25. Memories Are Made of This - Roberta Vicki Sherman Index
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