What teachers make : in praise of the greatest job in the world / Taylor Mali.
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- ISBN: 9780399158544
- ISBN: 0399158545
- Description: 197 p. ; 19 cm.
- Publisher: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2012.
Available copies
- 7 copies at NOBLE (All Libraries).
Current holds
0 current holds with 7 total copies.
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danvers | Adult Nonfiction | LB 1775 M4245 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Gloucester | Adult Nonfiction | 371.1/Mali (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Marblehead | Adult Nonfiction | 371.1 MALI 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Peabody Main | Adult Nonfiction | LB 1775 .M4245 2012 (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Salem | Adult Non-Fiction | 371.1/MALI (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Saugus | Adult Nonfiction | 371.1 Mali (Text to phone) | Available | - |
| Wakefield | Adult Nonfiction (2nd Floor) | 371.1 Mali (Text to phone) | Available | - |
Content descriptions
| Contents Note: | Making kids work hard -- Your child is my student -- A poet becomes a teacher (and vice versa) -- Calling home -- Lightbulb moments and happy accidents -- Definitely beautiful -- Keeping your eye out for the teachable moment -- In praise of thoughtful uncertainty -- Encountering genius -- The students becomes the teacher -- My best day as a teacher == E-mail, Islam, and enlightenment (Insha'allah) -- Lessons you can touch -- The value of what you cannot test -- No one leaves my class early for any reason -- My bad (apologize and mean it!) -- MEG : Mali's electronic grade book -- Teachers make technology work! -- Thinking it through : the timeline at the back of the classroom -- What teachers get : presents from parents -- fighting back against the attack on teachers -- Where do the best teachers end up? -- The importance of mentoring -- Teachers who made a difference for me -- The quest for one thousand teachers -- There can never be a "lost" generation. |
| Summary: | Makes an impassioned defense of teaching and explains how dedicated teachers are and why they should be given better salaries. |
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Conduct of life. Teaching. Motivation in education. |
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