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WISE STORIES TO HONOR AND ENCOURAGE THE HEARTS OF TEACHERS
"A heartwarming collection of essays about the doubts, passions,insecurities, and life-changing moments of teachers."
-American School Board Journal
"Our history books are filled with examples of the efforts ofcommitted education employees who helped to make this country whatit is today. Stories of the Courage to Teach challenges today'steachers to see themselves not only as school employees, dedicatedto serving children, but as leaders in their schools andcommunities."
-Bob Chase, president, National Education Association
"It's the worst-kept secret in education: the passionate andtalented teacher makes more of a difference than any school policy.Yet for all the ink spilled over school reform, little gets writtenabout what makes a great teacher tick. Stories of the Courage toTeach . . . [by Sam Intrator] bucks this trend by looking into thehearts of twenty-five effective teachers, knitting together theirfirst-person narratives with his own ideas about greatteaching."
-New York Times
"The teachers featured in this anthology have all, at variousjunctures, been on the verge of exhaustion, and the book is, inmany ways, a sustained meditation on how they've sought to regaintheir emotional and spiritual strength."
-Teacher Magazine
"Stories of the Courage to Teach . . . honors teachers who struggleto rekindle their passion for teaching."
-Christian Science Monitor
"A heartwarming collection of essays about the doubts, passions,insecurities, and life-changing moments of teachers."
-American School Board Journal
"Our history books are filled with examples of the efforts ofcommitted education employees who helped to make this country whatit is today. Stories of the Courage to Teach challenges today'steachers to see themselves not only as school employees, dedicatedto serving children, but as leaders in their schools andcommunities."
-Bob Chase, president, National Education Association
"It's the worst-kept secret in education: the passionate andtalented teacher makes more of a difference than any school policy.Yet for all the ink spilled over school reform, little gets writtenabout what makes a great teacher tick. Stories of the Courage toTeach . . . [by Sam Intrator] bucks this trend by looking into thehearts of twenty-five effective teachers, knitting together theirfirst-person narratives with his own ideas about greatteaching."
-New York Times
"The teachers featured in this anthology have all, at variousjunctures, been on the verge of exhaustion, and the book is, inmany ways, a sustained meditation on how they've sought to regaintheir emotional and spiritual strength."
-Teacher Magazine
"Stories of the Courage to Teach . . . honors teachers who struggleto rekindle their passion for teaching."
-Christian Science Monitor
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