The Teachers Lounge

Author : Robert Wilder
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0385339283
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Teachers' Lounge written by Robert Wilder and published by Delta. This book was released on 2008-08-26 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the critically acclaimed author of Daddy Needs a Drink—hailed by the Los Angeles Times as “consistently hilarious”—comes a series of irreverent, wickedly observant essays about what it really means to be a teacher today. With his trademark wit and wisdom, Robert Wilder dissects the world’s noblest profession—whether he’s taming a classroom full of hormonal teenagers or going one-on-one with the school bully. Wilder was twenty-six when he found his true calling. Leaving a lucrative advertising career in New York, he got a job as an assistant first-grade teacher at a Santa Fe alternative school—and never looked back. Now he brings his unique perspective—as a teacher, parent, and former student—to a series of laugh-out-loud essays that show teaching at its most absurd…and most rewarding. With brutal candor he chronicles his own lively adventures in modern education, from navigating cutthroat kindergarten sign-ups to subbing for a class experiment gone wrong–and dares to tell about it. He shares the surprising lessons he’s learned in the trenches of his profession, including how to bribe a four-year-old (his own) to stop swearing in a Lutheran preschool and the best way to teach moody teenagers…manage “helicopter” parents…and cope with bullies—whether of the school-yard, Internet, or parental kind. And he offers tough love for cheaters who log on to www.SchoolSucks.com, then puts to rest forever the question of why new teachers gain weight (hint: the free donuts don’t help). In Tales from the Teachers’ Lounge, Robert Wilder charts life’s learning curve with a warmth and humor you don’t find in textbooks. By turns heartwarming, eye-opening, and uproariously funny, these pitch-perfect essays offer priceless lessons in life, family, learning, and teaching from a true lover of education.

Author : John B. Gordon, III
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781948484466
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teacher's Lounge written by John B. Gordon, III and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Teacher's Loungeis guaranteed to make you laugh, reflect, and begin the debate on what is needed for the future of education by looking at our past culture, politics, and experience in education.

Author : Jerry Pallotta
Publisher : Cartwheel Books
ISBN 13 : 9780545384735
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What I Saw in the Teachers' Lounge written by Jerry Pallotta and published by Cartwheel Books. This book was released on 2015-06-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When an imaginative child peeks inside a teachers lounge, he embarks on a wild, funny adventure you'll never forget!

Author : Kelly Flynn
Publisher : R&L Education
ISBN 13 : 1475800347
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teachers' Lounge (Uncensored) written by Kelly Flynn and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2012-11-08 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers step to the front of the classroom every day and do their darnedest to capture their student’s attention and keep it. But so many things get in the way: unruly kids, disagreeable parents, homes so broken it is beyond imagining, bureaucracy and red tape, the influence of technology and the media, a culture that celebrates misguided values, and most intrusively, government regulations that purport to improve teaching and learning, but in fact, are destroying it. The Teachers’ Lounge (Uncensored) gives you a peek inside that classroom. Kelly Flynn takes readers by the hand and says, “Come inside my school, walk a mile in my halls, and then we’ll talk about education reform.” With breathtaking clarity and a healthy dose of humor Kelly Flynn shares with readers what all teachers know; that when you teach in a public school there are days that you laugh, days that you cry, and days that you laugh until you cry. Each student is surprisingly, delightfully, wildly different, which is precisely why one-size-fits-all education does not work.

Author : Todd Strasser
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780439210652
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Don't Get Caught in the Teachers' Lounge written by Todd Strasser and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this hilarious school-based series from favorite author Todd Strasser, a trio of fiendshly-clever boys wreaks havoc and humor - but never, ever gets caught! One of the many unfair rules at the Hard Marks school is No Soda Allowed. Of course this rule does not apply to the teachers. They have a soda machine in their lounge and the sodas are cheap! One day, Kyle, Dusty, and Wilson sneak into the teachers room and get some cold sodas. It's so easy, they can't resist going back for more. Then Kyle and the guys get causght by some kids. Now they have to get those kids sodas, too. Then more kids find out and they want sodas too! Aaaaaaaaah!

Author : Timothy D. Walker
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324001267
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teach Like Finland: 33 Simple Strategies for Joyful Classrooms written by Timothy D. Walker and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling book of easy-to-implement classroom lessons from the world’s premier educational system—now available in paperback. Finland shocked the world when its fifteen-year-olds scored highest on the first Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a set of tests evaluating critical-thinking skills in math, science, and reading. That was in 2001; even today, this tiny Nordic nation continues to amaze. How does Finnish education—with short school days, light homework loads, and little standardized testing—produce students who match the PISA scores of other nations with more traditional “work ethic” standards? When Timothy Walker started teaching fifth graders at a Helsinki public school, he began a search for the secrets behind the successes of Finland’s education system. Highlighting specific strategies that support joyful K–12 classrooms and can be integrated with U.S. educational standards, this book, available in paperback for the first time, gathers what he learned and shows how any teacher can implement many of Finland's best practices. A new foreword by the author addresses the urgent questions of teaching, and living, in these pandemic times.

Author : Patrice Wynette Jones
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781536194982
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Teachers' Lounge: written by Patrice Wynette Jones and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Behind the doors of teachers' lounges, teachers share with each other. They share their frustrations and enjoyment. They also share stories about the students they serve. Sometimes these stories are meant to entertain, and at other times, these stories are designed to illustrate a message about the nature of students and the importance of teacher behaviors. Through the edited book volume, The Teachers' Lounge: Tales Told and Lessons Learned, the editors manage to capture the spirit of teacher communalism in print form. Fun, heart-warming, and even bewildering within-school tales are shared. Through the narratives presented, associated lessons are also shared. These lessons elevate new, as well as experienced, teacher capacity and encourage responsible teaching behaviors. Each chapter ends with questions and statements for reflection and discussion, creating a comprehensively engaging and didactic experience from which all teachers could benefit. Though it was especially developed for new and emerging teachers, this volume serves as a didactic glimpse into teaching and a powerful resource for all teachers."This volume made me reflect upon my time as a teacher. I could relate to every word within it. I also got a good laugh."-- Garrett Dennis, Councilman, City of Jacksonville, Florida"This volume is a considerate contribution to help prepare new teachers for the reality of the classroom. It is reflective, responsible, and resolute."--David H. Jackson, Jr., Professor of History, Associate Provost for Graduate Education & Dean School of Graduate Studies, Research, and Continuing Education, Florida A&M University"I really wish I had a resource like this when I began teaching. I was bombarded with theory, but there was nothing that I could really relate to. I had so many misconceptions that I was forced to reconcile with reality. This book opens the door to the world of real teaching for new teachers. It will help many."--Lasonya G. Rentz, Guidance Counselor "Books like this are essential if we are going to prepare a new generation of teachers who are ready to assist and foster growth in all students."--Diedrich Arterberry, Veteran Teacher

Author : Mystie Winckler
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781737451709
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Convivial Homeschool written by Mystie Winckler and published by . This book was released on 2021-11-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty daily readings to build up your confidence and cheerfulness as you homeschool. Homeschool days can be long and hard. It's easy to lose sight of what's actually happening in the midst of the day to day. Even when we lose our vision, God does not lose His. While we attempt to teach and disciple our children, we find that it is ourselves needing the instruction and discipleship. We also find that God provides both, using our decision to homeschool to draw us closer to Himself. To continue with love and perseverance, we need confidence not in our work but in God's. These thirty readings will lift up your eyes and spirit so you can focus on what truly matters while doing the daily work of educating your kids. "This volume is a wonderful resource of wisdom for moms everywhere who struggle and wonder if they are doing enough." --Cindy Rollins, author of Mere Motherhood

Author : Kassia Omohundro Wedekind
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1003841031
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hands Down, Speak Out written by Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few skills are as critical or as rare today as the ability to hear and comprehend what other people are saying. The authors of' Hands Down, Speak Out' argue that we need new tools to teach the art of listening and they' ve put forward a simple yet transformative model for encouraging student conversations that are inclusive, empowering, and rich in content. This classroom guide for grades K-5 is particularly needed in the aftermath of two disrupted school years.' ' Teaching Foundational Skills Across Subjects:' Hands Down, Speak Out' is a practical guide for teaching listening and talking skills that span both literacy and math instruction and can be applied to a multitude of curriculums. K-5 Classroom Management Focused on Dialogue: Too often, the practice of hand-raising favors the performance of answers by a few students over the construction of meaning involving the whole class. Help' all' students develop dialogue skills that will deepen their understanding of literacy and mathematics, as well as of themselves, their communities, and the world. 28 Student-Centered Micro Lessons: Each of these short, incremental lessons build specific skills during content instruction rather than taking time away from it. Students will be energized by a discourse structure in which their ideas and voices take the lead while teachers focus on listening and facilitating. Nurturing Disagreements: The authors' provide guidance for managing difficult conversations by teaching students to engage in debate and discussion in a way that values listening equally with talking. Students are able to spend time developing active listening and speaking skills in a constructive environment. When we build talk communities with children, our greatest hope is that what they learn through talking about reading, writing, and math is matched by what they learn about living in the world with others, write Kassia Omohundro Wedekind and Christy Hermann Thompson.' Hands Down, Speak Out' demonstrates how teachers and leaders can run inclusive and accessible classrooms that respect each student' s level of participation.

Author : Mieko Koide
Publisher : Digital Manga, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1613134827
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book After School In The Teacher's Lounge Vol. 1 written by Mieko Koide and published by Digital Manga, Inc.. This book was released on 2013-12-09 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mr. Kawase’s life turns completely upside down when fellow teacher, Mr. Kazama, confesses he’s in love with Kawase! Kawase is a high school art teacher who has never once fallen in love. So when handsome goofball Kazama asks him out, Kawase agrees, thinking Kazama is just up to his usual pranks, but he soon realizes Kazama’s declaration of love is no joke. Through a series of exciting and sometimes heart-breaking encounters with his colleagues and students, Kawase learns what it means to love and be loved, and how to live with a love and life not readily accepted by society.