high school teachers

"Hover Less, Teach More shows educators how to deconstruct their beliefs when it comes to teaching, think further about developing more meaningful relationships with students, and how to plan their lessons differently to focus on executing instruction more effectively"--.

"Blanca Mar?al has been a high school teacher forever. Now that she's about to retire, she's looking back at her career. She's had successes, but she's also made some mistakes. Lots of students, some of them quite problematic, have passed through her classes. But there's one she'll never forget: she still remembers the first day she laid eyes on the boy sitting at the end of the second row, Mirko Lloberes. Sometimes it's the troubled kids who fight the hardest to make things go right"--OCLC.

Gene Luen Yang, a graphic novelist and math teacher in Oakland, California, follows his Catholic high school's men's varsity basketball team, the Dragons, over the course of one season. Interviews Coach Lou and his players on their lives, the team's mysterious past, and its quest for the state championship.

A young high school teacher relates the frustrations and challenges of teaching through fictitious memos, letters, papers, and student comments.

An introverted reader starts understanding local enthusiasm about sports in his school when he gets to know some of his talented athletic peers and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves. In his latest graphic novel, author Gene Luen Yang turns the spotlight on his life, his family, and the high school where he teaches.

"Class Mom meets Small Admissions in this wryly observed debut about the privileged bubble that is Liston Heights High--the micro-managing parents, the overworked teachers, and the students caught in the middle--and the fallout for each of them when that bubble finally bursts. Isobel Johnson can't stand helicopter parents like Julia Abbott, a stage mom whose world revolves around interfering in her children's lives. Julia resents teachers like Isobel, who effortlessly bond with students, including Julia's own teenagers, who've been pulling away from her more each year"--Provided by publisher.

Celebrated American author Frank McCourt recounts his thirty-year teaching career, and describes some of his unconventional teaching methods that have left an impact on his students.

Erin Gruwell, the teacher of the Freedom Writers, reflects on her experiences working with troubled teens and shares information about her students' futures after high school.

Celebrated American author Frank McCourt recounts his thirty-year teaching career, and describes some of his unconventional teaching methods that have left an impact on his students.

A high school teacher with a drug habit finds a friendship in an unlikely source - one of his troubled students. Will their relationship help them or harm them?.