Ron Rozelle reconstructs his father's life as a superintendent in East Texas from the 1930s to the 1960s so that the rest of his family can discover what his father was like before he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.
Celebrated American author Frank McCourt recounts his thirty-year teaching career, and describes some of his unconventional teaching methods that have left an impact of his students.
An English teacher named Pete Ferry sees a car crash into a post, killing Lisa Kim, a young woman; traumatized by the event, Pete investigates the occurrence and starts to slip up in his personal and professional life while narrating the story to his class as the line between storytelling and fact blurs.
Twenty-three essays discuss secondary and post-secondary writing instruction, presenting tested ideas for classroom practices, portfolios, peer review, evaluation, and utilization of e-mail and other electronic tools.
Discusses the influence of schools and teachers on students, considering the messages teenagers receive from educators who are not prepared or buildings that are in poor condition; and explores the power of good schools to reinvigorate public life.
lessons I learned from the Freedom Writers : a memoir
Gruwell, Erin
2007
The author describes the challenges and rewards of her work as a teacher and advocate for at-risk youngsters, introducing the principles and practices of her innovative educational program designed to teach tolerance through literature and writing.
the unlikely triumph of Teach for America and what I learned along the way
Kopp, Wendy
2001
Wendy Kopp discusses how she created Teach for America, a program which sends talented young teachers to the neediest urban areas in the United States to educate disadvantaged children.
