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“Up from Slavery” is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington (1856—1915). The book describes his experience of working to rise up from being enslaved as a child during the Civil War, the obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, and his work establishing vocational schools like the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama to help Black people and other persecuted people of color learn useful, marketable...
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Public education often clashes with the legal, ethical, and civil rights of its teachers. One teacher tries to navigate her way through a series of obstacles and setbacks while trying to deal with abject mistreatment and her declining mental health. She is forced out of the field of education and must deal with the aftermath. Resigned to her fate, she looks back on the mistakes of her teaching career. She also realizes that not every misstep is hers....
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In 1900 Denton Jacques Snider wrote about Friedrich (Frederick) Froebel and his life experiences which led to the founding of the first kindergarten. Over a century later, a Froebel family member and author of two children's books about Froebel and kindergarten, expands the publication designed for readers in the Victorian age to make it a timeless reference and tribute to his "Oheim," an ancient German term for maternal uncle. Educators, kindergarten...
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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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The most difficult time that I can recall was during the school year 1966-1967. I was returning to work after having ended a maternity leave. The school board in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, asked me to become the first of its Black crossover teachers. I reluctantly agreed because up until that time, no Black teacher had taught a White child in a public school. This appointment came during the Wallace administration, and Governor Wallace was openly...
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Coming from a region of a poor country but extremely rich with love, patience, unity, and respect, my wife, Brigitte Toingar, and I had a long story of love and patience. We respected our words and commitments to each other for nearly 10 years before we came together as husband and wife. We would have broken our commitments and ended our lives separately when the series of civil war had split us for many years but we put the patience in the center...
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Get a glimpse into life in the days of Indentureship in Trinidad and Tobago.
Memoirs of Dr. Andrew Moonir Khan: Journey of an Educator, is an inspiring and motivational story. The book received four five-star reviews from Readers Favorite.
The foreword was written by a former Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago, Sir Isaac Hyatali, Q.C.[now deceased]Do you know that at one time Education was not a priority?
The young teacher Andrew overcame all...
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Jumping into the substitute teaching pool with only five hours of training and a salary of $40 per day, ex-sitcom writer Clayvon Harris was determined to make a difference. Instead, she came face-to-face with burnt-out teachers, indifferent administrators and chaotic classrooms dominated by a few out-of-control students who made it nearly impossible to teach or learn. At the end of the school year, she quit with no intention of ever returning. But...
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After three near-death experiences, the sudden loss of my first husband, and facing so many other challenges head-on, Autobiography of the Little Girl from Andersonville is a must read! This book is a testimony of God's faithfulness in comforting and meeting us at every point of need.
Now visually impaired, I refuse to allow a disability to hinder my capabilities of reaching my God-given potential. Instead, I feel even more empowered and highly...
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In the early 1900s, Mary Matthews and Lella Gaddis forged trails for women at Purdue University and throughout Indiana. Mary was the first dean of the School of Home Economics. Lella was Indiana's first state leader of Home Demonstration. In 1914, Mary hired Lella to organize Purdue's new Home Economics Extension Service. According to those who knew them, Lella was a "sparkler" who traveled the state instructing rural women about nutrition, hygiene,...
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Ever wondered what it's like to be a supply teacher? This is the book for you! Artist and illustrator Guy Newmountain, a time-served teacher at the chalk-face for 25 years and a familiar sight to thousands of pupils across the spectrum from nursery to sixth form, tells a succession of school-related anecdotes with a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour. Some are hysterically funny and a few sad, others heart-stopping and deadly serious...
Guy even...
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When Anger doesn't Heal, from Kuwait to the United States: Teacher's Memoir is a story of emotional struggles stemming from the past. It is also a story of strength, determination, and perseverance, and yet defeat of a teacher who lacks the experience and cultural knowledge of her students. The frustration from both sides, teacher and students, is conveyed through pages and pages in this book. Her story and her students' stories may not be similar...
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As parents, our goal is to help our children to live their very best life as adults. There is no road map on how to get there, no one way is the same, and all the destinations are different. This book outlines Will's journey through adolescence and on his way to adulthood. There are many everyday heroes who help Will to achieve his goal. We all have the ability to be everyday heroes on someone's journey! This series will help you see how this family...
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As a therapy dog for my new mom, I made sure she got out of bed every day, whether she was up for it or not.
I also demanded that she take me outside, so I could do my business. Slowly, my mom started to enjoy taking me outside. She started to feel safe and actually enjoyed getting to know her neighbors and their dogs. She took me on errands, to visit my great grandpa and to the park to play with other dogs. I got to meet all kinds of people in our...
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This book is about the life and times of Dr. Becky Rouse-Curry as an educator in the Twiggs County school system. She faced many trials and tribulations; however, her faith in God brought her through all her situations. She is retired now, but she appreciates each challenge because it made her stronger in the Lord.
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This book is a crisp and cogent narration and conversation in two parts.
The first part, 'Lessons to Learn', recounts the author's journey through some of the difficult, embarrassing, successful, humorous, sad and joyful events of her development as a teacher and school leader.
The second part, 'Lessons to Share', looks at the artistry of teaching and discusses the most important aspects of how to engage, understand and teach students in a school...
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Este libro es un homenaje a aquellas personas avanzadas a su época, que se unieron y conformaron un precioso proyecto de renovación pedagógica en España, que la guerra civil defenestró.
Jacobo Orellana Garrido, protagonista de este relato, contribuyó de manera destacada a tal empresa. Con su trabajo y sacrificio, luchó para que este país pudiera salir del analfabetismo en el que se encontraba más de la mitad de su población.
Trajo de Europa...
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"Landing On My Feet, Teaching and Learning During a Career in Education" is a memoir written by James Kleiner, a career educator in the Connecticut public schools for 33 years. The book chronicles his own education and pays tribute to the teachers who mentored and inspired him. His story takes him through the challenges he was faced with and, ultimately, overcame through the years. In every case, he learns from these experiences and continues in the...
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Bryan "Griz" Feisel is passionate about the outdoors. Bryan takes you on a journey of not only bowhunting for white-tailed deer but several species including turkey, predators, and small game. Bryan has developed unique methods of harvesting and processing these animals. Please take this journey with Bryan and us.
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Every once in a while, out of nowhere, a very special person appears with the courage and conviction to change the destiny of others. Such a person is Ned O'Gorman. Wandering in Harlem one day, Ned saw an abandoned storefront and there he met his calling and future: he would start a tuition-free school for the underprivileged.
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