Why I Teach
Inspirational True Stories from Teachers Who Make a Difference
1st Edition
Published on 10. August 2011
208 pages
978-0-307-56115-2 (ISBN)
Description
A Celebration of the Power of Teaching
There is a moment for most teachers when the lure of working with kids surpasses all logic: You know, you just know, that you are meant to teach. But in the day-to-day crush of details and bus duty, politics and paperwork, or kids without their homework for the eighth day in a row, life can erode passion and distract you from your sense of purpose. This collection of stories from teachers everywhere will remind you of those magic moments when a light goes on in the eyes of a child, when resistance breaks, when hearts connect—moments that make the challenges of teaching worth every second and remind you of why you are here in the first place.
There is a moment for most teachers when the lure of working with kids surpasses all logic: You know, you just know, that you are meant to teach. But in the day-to-day crush of details and bus duty, politics and paperwork, or kids without their homework for the eighth day in a row, life can erode passion and distract you from your sense of purpose. This collection of stories from teachers everywhere will remind you of those magic moments when a light goes on in the eyes of a child, when resistance breaks, when hearts connect—moments that make the challenges of teaching worth every second and remind you of why you are here in the first place.
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Esther Ma Wright
Why I Teach
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07/1999
Random House USA Inc
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Esther Wright, M.A., worked in the San Francisco Public Schools for more than 20 years as a teacher and administrator. Currently a nationally recognized educational consultant, she has presented workshops for teachers throughout the United States and Canada. She lives in San Francisco, California.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- A Teaching Legacy
- A Very Special Delivery
- Love and Loss
- Learning the Ropes
- The Mechanics of Learning
- A Good Kid
- Lessons Carved in Stone
- Tilman Speaks of Alligators
- Gifts from the Heart
- Celebrate the Differences
- View from Down Under
- A Night to Remember
- Planting Seeds of Love
- Loose Change
- A Star Named Russell
- Teacher's Report Card
- Exchange of Gifts
- Role Reversal
- I Touch the Future
- Labor of Love
- Big Guy
- Full Circle
- I Knew He Could Do It!
- Back to School
- Perils of a Preschool Husband
- A Lesson in Lipstick
- The Student Teacher
- Long-Term Benefits
- Lesson Plan at the Fountain
- Special Needs, Special Gifts
- Give Me More!
- An Unexpected Tribute
- No Matter
- The Lyric Passage
- Amazing Grace
- New Insight
- Beyond Street Smarts
- Care Packages
- Bad Day, Good Day
- To Change a Life
- About the Author
