teachers

Family, school, and life in general are seen through the writings of four fifth graders who have been taken out of an overcrowded New York City classroom and placed with a teacher who shows them how to write and how to believe in themselves.

Susan and Peter are the only ones that can save the sixth grade class from the alien teacher who has other plans for them.

While her classmates bring in apples, make drawings, pick dandelions, and clean the blackboard, Maybella Jean Wishywashy cannot decide how to show their teacher how much she is appreciated.

Describes the various subjects and skills, such as measuring, spelling, and telling time, that teachers help students to learn, and covers different types of encouragement and support they provide.

"Nate Banks has always been the sixth grade's biggest comic book expert. But when a mysterious new superhero shows up in town, not even Nate knows who she really is. And when he sets out to discover Ultraviolet's secret identity, all of the clues seem to lead Nate to the least likely suspect - his uptight history teacher" (publisher).

Presents over ninety short inspirational stories by teachers, counselors, administrators, educational consultants, and former students that provide insight into the joys and challenges of teaching.

Saddled with "the meanest teacher in the whole school" and a suddenly distant older sister, fifth-grader Olivia--nicknamed Miss O--finds enjoyment playing soccer, baking fabulous desserts, and being with her best friends.

A retired teacher reminisces about his years at Brookfield school, the thousands of boys he taught, his happy marriage, and about the comic and tragic events in his life.

Handsome Dr. Chaney, a visiting teacher, endangers the lives of high school students, including that of psychic McKenzie Gold, when he carries his hypnosis experiments a step too far.

The classic and inspiring story of schoolroom savages and the teacher who tames them.