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Born into slavery, Booker T. Washington is freed when he is nine years old. To help support his family, he then works as a salt packer, coal miner, and house servant. All the while, he longs to become educated and to educate others. Poverty, racism, and other obstacles stand in his way. Will he overcome them all, or will the many barriers prove stronger than his unwavering determination?
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The definitive biography of Maria Montessori-physician, feminist, social reformer, educator, and one of the most admired, influential, and controversial women of the twentieth century.
Maria Montessori effected a worldwide revolution in the classroom. She developed a new method of educating the young and inspired a movement that carried it into every corner of the world. This is the story of the woman behind the public figure-her accomplishments,...
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For over twenty years, award-winning short story writer and novelist Peter Markus has made his living teaching creative writing in the Detroit Public Schools. As a teaching artist with Detroit's longest enduring literary non-profit — InsideOut Literary Arts Project — Markus has inspired thousands of students to become believers in the power of words, armed with nothing but an ordinary pencil — the same beat-up, unsharpened pencil...
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More than personal memoir, Donald Kennedy's story is not only a chronicle of watershed years in the history of Stanford University, but also a reflection on academia's perennial concerns. The story builds from his childhood and family in New England through mentors at Harvard to reflections on his early years at Stanford. What is the scope of a teacher's responsibilities? What is the proper balance between research and teaching? How far can a professor...
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At once "a pop culture phenomenon" (Publishers Weekly) and "screamingly funny" (Booklist), Educating Esmé "should be read by anyone who's interested in the future of public education" (Boston Phoenix Literary Section).
A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé...
A must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esmé is the exuberant diary of Esmé...
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This book is a culmination of life, in prose, in America as a professional black woman. Unabridged in its recounts of racism, culture, and bigotry in education, society and opportunity. It is a timely reminder of what happens when race relations go unattended and undermined in America.
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The book tells the story of a little girl who lives in a big mansion with her parents, seven siblings, and lots of other relatives. A wealthy but miserly grandmother is the head of this joint family. The young men of the house lead a merry life bossing around the tenants of their huge property, the women folk are busy in cooking an keeping their unruly children well fed and clean. The children are left free to romp around the dense wooded area in...
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Have you ever wanted to know what it's like being a male student of African descent, who never encountered any educators that were male role models? Have you always wanted to understand why males are virtually obsolete in schools throughout America? Then, journey through these pages to discover the passionate, first-hand account of a current educator and former student who wants the world to know how important males are needed as educators in communities...
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This book was how Nemesio E. Prudente came to be known from 1962, when Pres. Diosdado Macapagal appointed him president of Philippine College of Commerce, a school so obscure he did not know where it was. The 35-year-old Doc said PIC had been "treated like a street child" neglected and poor.
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Moses Waddel (1770-1840) founded one of the most famous classical academies in early America. Among his most famous students were John C. Calhoun, Andrew Crawford, Hugh Swinton Legare, and James Louis Petigru. Waddel is also famous for turning tiny Franklin College into the University of Georgia.
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We are souls and not the surface person, and every problem we say is ours, physical, mental or spiritual, is the result of the veil of Ignorance God placed over us, making us believe we are the surface person and its ego; and that veil will not be removed until we, the souls, have collected the required experiences that are indirectly created by the surface persons we falsely identify with. As life unfolds its drama to the eyes, And our joys and pains...
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"She Pees Like a Horse! Confessions of a School Principal" will bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye as you read about the humor and the horrors of working as a public-school administrator. An honest and deeply personal glimpse into the inner workings of elementary education, you will discover that the job is both worse than you thought and better than you imagined. Written by a retired principal (and former teacher), this charming book...
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Few people manage to make a true impact on others the way Mike Adams did during his life.
As a professor, columnist, and friend, he left an indelible mark on nearly everyone he met, moving them to become the best versions of themselves through his witty yet thought-provoking remarks. Although Mike passed away in 2020, his legacy lives on through the insights he shared in his writing-the greatest examples of which have been carefully compiled by...
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Dr. LaFiandra (a kindergarten dropout) writes about her life as a student and 30 years as a special educator in the public schools. Her humorous, touching and informative real life experiences give the reader an inside look at the life of dedicated teacher who did it her way by making her students enjoy learning. The book is divided into 34 chapters or "stories" of her life as a student and teacher at different levels of the educational system. Her...
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In this book, I want to help as many people as I can make better choices and live a better life as a diabetic based on my life story and the things that I went through. I dealt with so many illnesses and went through so many things because I just did not do right. I did not eat the right things and did not manage my diabetes, like I was supposed to. I also wanted to educate, inspire, and motivate as many people as possible through my life story and...
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When Jim Gold published "Dancing Through Covid," millions of people had already died of the pandemic, his folk-dance tours had ground to a halt, and no one knew when-or if-life would get back to normal. This book shows how Jim's career survived, and how, during those dark months, he emerged as a more complete human being than ever. It's a deeply inspiring tale of renewal and growth.
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Darby, the Horse from Hope is a story of how animals can sense and react to the needs of humans. That is why horses have been found to be so successful in providing therapy for people with many different needs. There are horse therapy programs all over the United States. While this story is fiction, what the horses can accomplish is remarkable. Here, Darby deals with the depression experienced by PTSD patients. The story tells how animals can teach...
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Raised in a Greek immigrant family amid New England's industrial decline, Manny Voulgaropoulos wanted to explore exotic places. His ticket to adventure was medical school in Belgium, where he learned how Belgium's colonization of the Congo exploited its indigenous people. His medical training, originally a passport to travel the world, became his means to alleviate suffering of poor and underprivileged people. A serendipitous meeting with Tom Dooley,...
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Three black women shattered the academic ceiling at all-white Ivy League institutions a century ago. The trio of Sadie Mossell (Alexander), Georgiana Simpson, and Eva Dykes faced massive obstacles to do the impossible: become the first black women to earn PhDs.
Sadie Tanner Mossell entered the University of Pennsylvania at 17-years-old in 1915.
"Not one woman spoke to me in class or when I passed one or more than one woman on the walks to College...
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Enter the world of teaching at a university level with all of the bells and whistles. You will meet some characters who are supportive and caring as well as some who are ethically challenged. You will also encounter some of the rewards and pitfalls involved with teaching in an upper-level academic environment.
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