"Why do you teach, Pete?" Simple enough question, but an incredibly challenging one to answer. Peter Beidler, in the most thoughtful and honest of ways, delivers his answer in this special book. Read his words and you will...
EDUCATION / General
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Author:Dale, JimSummary:Sometimes you just have to raise your hand and take a chance. With its profound simplicity and vibrant illustrations, The Two of Us: A Book About My Teacher and Me collects important truisms shared between teachers and their pupils, and...
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Author:Lasch, ChristopherSummary:In this challenging work, Christopher Lasch makes an accessible critique of what is wrong with the values and beliefs of America's professional and managerial elites. The distinguished historian argues that democracy today is threatened...
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Author:Clausen, Kurt W., Black, GlendaSummary:While the action research community across Canada is a vibrant one, it remains scattered, dismissed as rootless and still unproven. This book illuminates action research as a vital and long-established Canadian perspective, taking stock...
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Author:Quinn, Robert E., Heynoski, Katherine, Thomas, Mike, Spreitzer, Gretchen M.Summary:What does teaching look like at its very best? How are great teachers able to ignite a love of learning and change students’ lives? In this book you’ll learn from seven remarkable teachers who stretch beyond the conventional foundations...
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Author:Thanking Father Ted FoundationSummary:To all the daughters of Notre Dame, I would like to say I can't tell you how proud I am of the fact that you all bear Notre Dame degrees. By your lives and your goodness, you have changed the world in many ways." —Father...
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Author:Adams, Marilee G.Summary:In response to educators who are already fans of her bestseller Change Your Questions, Change Your Life, Marilee Adams, the originator of Question Thinking, presents a compelling model for creating a classroom environment infused with...
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Author:Goldberg, Marsha Serling, Feldman, Sonia, Jones, James Earl, Friedman, Thomas, Cronkite, Walter, Crawford, CindySummary:Teachers With Class celebrates teachers and the art of good teaching. Almost everyone has had a special teacher at some point-one who saw potential where others did not, one who made ideas come alive, one who taught more than what was...
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Author:Golden, DanielSummary:Grounded in extensive research and reporting, Spy Schools reveals how academia has emerged as a frontline in the global spy game. In a knowledge-based economy, universities are repositories of valuable information and research, where...
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There is increasing interest in the use of learning outcomes in postsecondary education, and deliberations have surfaced with regard to their potential to serve as a tool for advancing credit transfer. Learning Outcomes, Academic Credit...
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Author:Shribman, DavidSummary:Over the course of a year writer David Shribman questioned virtually everyone he encountered about the role teachers had played in their lives. The result is this extraordinary collection of personal remembrances of teachers, relayed by...
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Author:Curran, GregSummary:Homework Helpers: Physics is the latest book in the popular series that has been designed to help students master the material and tackle the tests. It will help any student unravel the formulas that describe the world around him or her...
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Author:Szecsei, DeniseSummary:Trigonometry includes concepts that have both a geometric and an algebraic component. Homework Helpers: Trigonometry covers all of the topics in a typical Trigonometry class, including: -The unit circle -Trigonometric functions -...
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Author:McLean, MichelleSummary:The newest addition to our best-selling Homework Helpers series is a fun, user-friendly guide that takes the confusion out of writing essays and papers for students of all ages. Unlike other books that are so full of technical jargon...
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Author:Curran, GregSummary:Homework Helpers: Chemistry is a user-friendly review book that will make every student — or parent trying to help their child — feel like he or she has a private Chemistry tutor. Concepts are explained in clear, easy-to-understand...
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Author:Distefano, MatthewSummary:Homework Helpers: Biology is a user friendly review book that will make any student — or those trying to help them — feel like he or she has a private Biology tutor. Homework Helpers: Biology covers all of the topics included in a...
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Author:Szecsei, DeniseSummary:Homework Helpers: Basic Math and Pre-Algebra will help build a solid mathematical foundation and enable students to gain the confidence they need to continue their education in mathematics. Particular attention is placed on topics that...
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Author:Szecsei, DeniseSummary:Homework Helpers: Algebra is a straightforward and easy-to-read review of arithmetic skills emphasizes the role that arithmetic plays in the development of algebra covering all of the topics in a typical Algebra I class, including: -...
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Author:Karres, Erika V. ShearinSummary:A+ Teachers empowers parents with the knowledge needed to ensure their kids get the best education they can right now. The book walks through the basic teaching skills every teacher must master to be successful and then gives parents...
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Author:Kinkade, ThomasSummary:Elbert Hubbard once said, "The teacher is one who makes two ideas grow where only one grew before." True for teachers and students, and true, in a way, for Thomas Kinkade, the well-known painter-communicator who cultivated two...
