As a teacher, Jim Yerman has "lived with autism" for over thirty years. In many ways, his students have become part of his family. And, as with a family, he has learned to laugh and find humor in the absurdity of everyday situations, for they certainly exist! This book chronicles some of those situations. Most of them are humorous, some are sad, and a few are downright surreal. But they are all real, refreshing, and honest experiences about autism. Each student, each story has important lessons infused. Ride through Jim's teaching history from Ohio to Florida, from working in an integrated…mehr
As a teacher, Jim Yerman has "lived with autism" for over thirty years. In many ways, his students have become part of his family. And, as with a family, he has learned to laugh and find humor in the absurdity of everyday situations, for they certainly exist! This book chronicles some of those situations. Most of them are humorous, some are sad, and a few are downright surreal. But they are all real, refreshing, and honest experiences about autism. Each student, each story has important lessons infused. Ride through Jim's teaching history from Ohio to Florida, from working in an integrated university school, into a center for only special-needs students and back to a regular middle and high school. You're in for a wild ride!Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jim Yerman was born on the last day of 1952 in Cleveland, Ohio. After attending Muskingum College and Kent State University, he began teaching students with autism in 1974 and he hasn't stopped yet. Jim lives with his wife Deborah in Dunedin, Florida. They have three children: Bryan, Alison and Ryan, and two grandchildren, Damien and Taylor. Life continues to be a wild ride and Jim hopes it will never change.
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Preface Introduction Chapter One: So You Want to be a Special Education Teacher? Chapter Two: Ready or Not, Here We Come! Chapter Three: Forget What You Learned in College Chapter Four: Be Prepared for Surprises! Chapter Five: We're All Doing the Best We Can Chapter Six: Dealing with Situations Head-on Chapter Seven: Don't Jump to Conclusions Chapter Eight: The Thief, A Little Night Music & Fluffy Chapter Nine: Sometimes You Just Get Lucky Chapter Ten: Hello & Goodbye Chapter Eleven: Thank God for Do-overs Chapter Twelve: Seeing the World through Rose-colored Glasses Chapter Thirteen: Labels, Labels, Labels Chapter Fourteen: Aggression-No Easy Answers Chapter Fifteen: The Key that Unlocks the Door Chapter Sixteen: Traditions Chapter Seventeen: There are NO Guarantees Chapter Eighteen: You Never Know Until You Try Chapter Nineteen: The Chance to Belong Chapter Twenty: Watch Out for Bumps Chapter Twenty-One: The View from Here is Wonderful Chapter Twenty-Two: Lank You, Tharue Chapter Twenty-Three: Letting Go Chapter Twenty-Four: So You Want to be a Teacher?
Preface Introduction Chapter One: So You Want to be a Special Education Teacher? Chapter Two: Ready or Not, Here We Come! Chapter Three: Forget What You Learned in College Chapter Four: Be Prepared for Surprises! Chapter Five: We're All Doing the Best We Can Chapter Six: Dealing with Situations Head-on Chapter Seven: Don't Jump to Conclusions Chapter Eight: The Thief, A Little Night Music & Fluffy Chapter Nine: Sometimes You Just Get Lucky Chapter Ten: Hello & Goodbye Chapter Eleven: Thank God for Do-overs Chapter Twelve: Seeing the World through Rose-colored Glasses Chapter Thirteen: Labels, Labels, Labels Chapter Fourteen: Aggression-No Easy Answers Chapter Fifteen: The Key that Unlocks the Door Chapter Sixteen: Traditions Chapter Seventeen: There are NO Guarantees Chapter Eighteen: You Never Know Until You Try Chapter Nineteen: The Chance to Belong Chapter Twenty: Watch Out for Bumps Chapter Twenty-One: The View from Here is Wonderful Chapter Twenty-Two: Lank You, Tharue Chapter Twenty-Three: Letting Go Chapter Twenty-Four: So You Want to be a Teacher?
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