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Before she was an author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy novels, N. D. Jones was an educator. In her essay, she reflects on her 20-plus years as an educator in a field where most public school teachers and administrators are middle-class White women responsible for the academic future of more than 20 million students of color. Jones’ insights come from her years of facilitating cultural proficiency professional development for employees in a White-dominated public school system where all is supposed to mean all, yet racial inequity and disproportionality persist.

One American seldom receives the attention he rightly deserves. Noah Webster, Jr., does not often come immediately to mind when one considers those who helped the United States during its infancy. He should. His services were many and unique in the earliest stages of America. Even as a boy, Noah was fascinated with language and education. He was troubled by the lack of interest shown by others in formal schooling, and the lack of books and proper facilities bothered him even more. When the fires of the Revolution broke out in the early 1770s, Noah was a student at Yale.

Frederick Stewart, born in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, was the first headmaster of the Hong Kong Government Central School for Boys (now Queen's College) and second inspector of schools. His consistent policy was to educate pupils in Western knowledge while preserving their Chinese identity, and he insisted on equal time for Chinese and English studies. By the end of his life, Stewart’s intimate knowledge of Hong Kong was considered unequaled among non-Chinese in Hong Kong at the time.

The stories in this book are all of real encounters, ranging from backstage encounters in universities that reveal the social world of academe to lessons learned from anxiety-ridden sororities girls to a transforming encounter with a Black man who grew from a child working at jobs such as a chicken-catcher at nights to support his family and became successful and wealthy to the point that he was able to buy the movie theater that forced him to sit in the balcony when he was young.

Christy Engel Wilson began her educational journey working in youth camps and has since taught every grade from kindergarten to eighth. Her 25 years of work in professional development, student management, and instruction with English Language Learners has helped establish her as a primary advocate for high-risk students and school leaders promoting equity and restorative justice.

I retired from teaching this year (2020) after 30 years in high school. When I started teaching, we still typed everything on electric typewriters and then had someone in the office run copies on a mimeograph machine. (I can still smell that warm ink!) The coolest technology I used was a reel-to-reel movie projector and a filmstrip projector that advanced by itself instead of giving me the beep to advance it.

Vince Copley was born on a government mission into poverty in 1936. By the time he was 15, five of his family had died. But at a home for Aboriginal boys, he befriended future leaders Charlie Perkins, John Moriarty and Gordon Briscoe. They were friendships that would last a lifetime. 'Always remember you're as good as anybody else,' his mother, Kate, often told him. And he was, a champion footballer and premiership-winning coach. But change was in the air, and Copley knew he had more to contribute. In The Wonder of Little Things, Copley tells his story.

Discover the inspiring story of how a nurse became the first international medical expedition in history. In a world where science was very much practiced solely by men, Isabel Zendal's tale brings out her contribution toward a great philanthropic cause - one of many women who contributed to the advancement of medicine in the world. But it's not just her story: Through Isabel, you're about to discover the history of smallpox and how one expedition brought mercy to those who suffered from it.

Teaching should never be color-blind. In her compelling and unapologetic memoir, Teaching While Black: A New Voice on Race and Education in New York City, teacher and writer Pamela Lewis urges her fellow educators not only to acknowledge race but to consider both the traumatic and healing impact that curriculum, pedagogical practice, and social interaction can have on students and colleagues of color.

Cretin High School, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was a Catholic, all-male, military academy that brought unique twists to the already difficult high school experience. Cretin Boys, as they were called, were subject to the oppression of both church and state as they navigated the diverse teaching styles of Christian Brothers, military instructors, and lay teachers. Cretin Boy looks at those menial first jobs, takes you dancing with a girl at that first high school formal, and peels down the street in a Corvette-on-loan with a teen at the wheel.

Die berühmte italienische Reformpädagogin Maria Montessori (1870-1952) hat mit ihren pädagogischen Idealen die Welt der Erziehung weit über ihre Lebenszeit hinaus geprägt. Mit ihrem Engagement gab sie den Kindern dieser Welt ein Werkzeug in die Hand, das ihnen ermöglichte, die eigene Bildung selbst in die Hand zu nehmen und unabhängig vom Erwachsenen zu werden. In diesem Hörbuch begleiten wir Maria Montessori auf ihren Schiffsreisen 1913 und 1915 nach Amerika, wo sie ihrer "Methode" durch eine Reihe eindrucksvoller Auftritte zum internationalen Durchbruch verhelfen konnte.

Lois Letchford’s dyslexia came to light at the age of 39 when she faced teaching her seven-year-old, nonreading son Nicholas. Examining her reading failure caused her to adapted and change lessons for her son. The results were dramatic. Lois qualified as a reading specialist to use her nontraditional background, multicontinental experience and passion to assist other failing students.

This audiobook tells the story of the Brown family of Caswell County, NC, and their journey over four generations, captured in short stories, vignettes, and whimsical narrative glimpses. The Brown family’s journey began two generations earlier with my grandmother’s grandmother, Queen Evans, who was kidnapped in Africa and brought to North Carolina as a slave on a plantation of a White slave owner. One of the many duties of Queen, the seven-year-old enslaved girl, was to serve as a “foot-warmer”.

Ten teachers recount what it’s like to be a first-year teacher in America’s classrooms.

From a probability of death or life in a vegetative state after a severe traumatic brain injury, Nicole used a negative prognosis as a powerful motivator to build a successful career as a rehabilitation counsellor. She is a living testament to how the strategies outlined in this book can work for you. Has a brain injury thrown your life into a cycle of chaos and frustration? Are you worried about the future for yourself or someone you care about because of the impact of a brain injury?

Betty Pacutho Udongo was an elected member of the Ugandan Parliament when she founded the Nebbi Standard Academy, a secondary school in Northern Uganda. The school was founded to serve the needs of students in the region, but quickly became much more when orphans from a nearby refugee camp started to arrive after receiving word that they would not be turned away.

Teaching can and should be far more than a vocational choice. The one who takes the risk to pursue personal transformation as well as education will come to love learning as never before. With honesty and vulnerability, the author shares her discovery-filled teaching journey, encountering God in her vocation and encouraging others to leap beyond established classroom norms. This book will challenge you to reflect on your own teaching and learning experiences, and it will equip you with practical skills to teach for transformation.

On January 28, 1986, NASA space shuttle orbiter Challenger lifted off into the clear blue skies over Florida on mission STS-51L, carrying a crew of seven, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. Just 73 seconds into the launch, a massive explosion tore Challenger apart. This newly revised edition of Teacher in Space tells the story of how McAuliffe graduated from her role as a much-loved high schoolteacher to occupying a seat on the veteran orbiter’s 10th and last flight into space.

In most lives, there is a moment when we need to rise through our pain, self-doubt, fear, and mistrust and reconnect with who we are meant to be. Fight Song recounts one acclaimed educator’s journey through chaos into meaning and shows listeners how to reawaken connection with themselves and humanity. Kim Bearden is an award-winning educator whose career has spanned three decades.

Love and Fear — to own one is to own (have) the other, for both are found in the same entity. How would I, as Danny the child, and I, as Abe the teacher, run to and not from my Fear-to-Love? Perplexed, life throws me into this conundrum. So, teacher, love me for I am afraid.