teachers

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Chicken soup for the teacher's soul

stories to open the hearts and rekindle the spirits of educators
2002
Provides insight into the trials, tribulations and triumphs of those in the education field - reminds you that a teacher can made a difference for students.

The teacher from the black lagoon

2003
On the first day of school, a young boy expects only the worst when he discovers that his new teacher is the "monstrous" Mrs. Green.

Coaching

approaches and perspectives
2009

Biblioburro

a true story from Colombia
Luis loves to read, but soon his house in Colombia is so full of books there's barely room for the family. He comes up with the perfect solution. He buys two donkeys and travels with them throughout the land, bringing books and reading to the children in faraway villages.

Negima!

2011
Collects the first three volumes of the manga about Negi Springfield, a recent magic school graduate, who finds himself overwhelmed by his new job teaching at an all-girls high school while still pursuing his dream of becoming a great wizard like his father.

Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei

the power of negative thinking
2009
A depressed teacher in early twentieth-century Japan, must deal with constant thoughts of suicide while trying to manage his eccentric class.

The straight man

1998
Writing professor William Henry Devereaux Jr. tries not to let the absurdities of academia get him down, but life becomes a bit hard to handle when he has his nose slashed by a feminist colleague, he is accused of murdering a goose, he suspects his wife of having an affair, and he confronts his long-lost father.

Soul matters

2005
Schoolteacher Wendy Phillips' attempts to be a perfect wife, daughter, and Christian example to her rebellious sister Kim, become much more of a struggle when she discovers her husband has given her a sexually transmitted disease.

The feel-good curriculum

the dumbing-down of America's kids in the name of self-esteem
2000
Examines the history, development, and fallacies of the self-esteem movement and discusses how this method of schooling is creating a generation of self-righteous, self-absorbed, underachieving children.

No way out

2001
Teacher Julia Talbot becomes concerned when the mayor's son Brian, her favorite second-grader, becomes increasingly anxious and withdrawn, but her attempts to find out what is bothering the child lead her into a dangerous web of intrigue that threatens both his life and her own.

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