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PublisherCrown Publishing Group, T.H.E.

ISBN-100307393712

ISBN-139780307393715

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Number of Pages304 Pages

Publication NameLetters to a Young Teacher

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2007

SubjectCounseling / Academic Development, Essays, Teaching Methods & Materials / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaEducation

AuthorJonathan Kozol

FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight16.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

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LCCN2007-002689

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Kozol's love for his students is as joyful and genuine as his critiques of the system are severe. He doesn't pull punches." -Washington Post "[Charts] the positive tension between his lifelong indignation and the renewable joy of being in the classroom, something essential to all good teaching." -Los Angeles Times "In lovingly supportive letters to a young woman on her first job as a first grade teacher, Kozol brings us heartwarming stories of the magic of kids who delight in words like 'wiggly' and 'wobbly,' 'bamboozle' and 'persnickety'and who could resist a child called Pineapple? This remarkable book is a testament to teachers who not only respect and advocate for children on a daily basis but who are the necessary guardians of the spirit. Every citizen who cares about the future of our children ought to read this." -Eric Carle, author ofThe Very Hungry Caterpillar "What a wonderful book! Anyone who cares about rebuilding our public education system should read it. I could not put it down!" -Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University "This book cuts to the heart of the matter of what it means to be a teacher today. The truth about testing, vouchers and their impact on public schoolsit's all captured here. But here, too, we also experience the exhilaration of putting together lesson plans, the joys of comforting children, and the anxiety of a teacher's first days in school. Francesca's journey will leave you hopeful for our nation's children." -Reg Weaver, President, National Education Association "Jonathan Kozol's advice to the teacher Francesca shows all the qualities that make him the nation's wisest and boldest and most clear-headed writer on education: his passion for teaching, his respect for students, his refusal to submit to the stifling demands of the educational bureaucrats in and out of government. He tells personal classroom stories with a refreshing honesty, and conveys the excitement and joy of preparing a new generation to remake the world. Teachers, students, parents alike will find this book inspiring." -Howard Zinn, author ofA People's History of the United States "In these letters Kozol establishes a sense of trust with his readers exactly as he did with his students in Boston many years ago. His wisdom and humility come through so clearly that you have to wonder why everyone who works with children and teachers cannot be as clear-thinking and genuine. This book is a tutorial in humanity from one of America's greatest educators and social commentators. It should be read by every new teacher in our public schools." -David Berliner, author ofManufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's Public Schools "WithLetters to a Young Teacher, Jonathan Kozol reminds us that teaching remains a wonderful and essential calling. Committed, gifted teachers who recognize the 'inherentvalue' of every child are needed now more than ever. I hope this inspiring book will spark a new generation of teacher-leaders heeding Kozol's passionate call and example." -Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund "InLetters to a Young Teacher,Kozol's tone is conversational but his challenge to all of us is urgent. On a range of educational questionssegregation, vouchers, testing, and the profession of teachingh, "In lovingly supportive letters to a young woman on her first job as a first grade teacher, Kozol brings us heartwarming stories of the magic of kids who delight in words like 'wiggly' and 'wobbly,' 'bamboozle' and 'persnickety'and who could resist a child called Pineapple? This remarkable book is a testament to teachers who not only respect and advocate for children on a daily basis but who are the necessary guardians of the spirit. Every citizen who cares about the future of our children ought to read this." Eric Carle, author ofThe Very Hungry Caterpillar "What a wonderful book! Anyone who cares about rebuilding our public education system should read it. I could not put it down!" Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University "This book cuts to the heart of the matter of what it means to be a teacher today. The truth about testing, vouchers and their impact on public schoolsit's all captured here. But here, too, we also experience the exhilaration of putting together lesson plans, the joys of comforting children, and the anxiety of a teacher's first days in school. Francesca's journey will leave you hopeful for our nation's children." Reg Weaver, President, National Education Association "Jonathan Kozol's advice to the teacher Francesca shows all the qualities that make him the nation's wisest and boldest and most clear-headed writer on education: his passion for teaching, his respect for students, his refusal to submit to the stifling demands of the educational bureaucrats in and out of government. He tells personal classroom stories with a refreshing honesty, and conveys the excitement and joy of preparing a new generation to remake the world. Teachers, students, parents alike will find this book inspiring." Howard Zinn, author ofA People's History of the United States "In these letters Kozol establishes a sense of trust with his readers exactly as he did with his students in Boston many years ago. His wisdom and humility come through so clearly that you have to wonder why everyone who works with children and teachers cannot be as clear-thinking and genuine. This book is a tutorial in humanity from one of America's greatest educators and social commentators. It should be read by every new teacher in our public schools." David Berliner, author ofManufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud, and the Attack on America's Public Schools "WithLetters to a Young Teacher, Jonathan Kozol reminds us that teaching remains a wonderful and essential calling. Committed, gifted teachers who recognize the 'inherentvalue' of every child are needed now more than ever. I hope this inspiring book will spark a new generation of teacher-leaders heeding Kozol's passionate call and example." Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund "InLetters to a Young Teacher,Kozol's tone is conversational but his challenge to all of us is urgent. On a range of educational questionssegregation, vouchers, testing, and the profession of teachinghis perspective is informed by a gentle perplexity that sometimes spikes into outrage. 'How can this be?' he seems to ask us. 'How can we allow this to happen to our children?' The more people who read him, the greater our chances of climbing out of the dark hole into which American education has fallenor been pushed." Alfie Kohn, author ofTh

Dewey Decimal371.1

Synopsis"Great Shakespeareans" offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. In this volume, leading scholars assess the contribution of Orson Welles, Akira Kurosawa, Grigori Kozintsev and Franco Zeffirelli to the afterlife and reception of Shakespeare and his plays. Each substantial contribution assesses the double impact of Shakespeare on the figure covered and of the figure on the understanding, interpretation and appreciation of Shakespeare, provide a sketch of their subject's intellectual and professional biography and an account of the wider cultural context, including comparison with other figures or works within the same field., In these affectionate letters to Francesca, a first grade teacher at an inner-city school in Boston, Jonathan Kozol vividly describes his repeated visits to her classroom while, under Francesca's likably irreverent questioning, he also reveals his own most personal stories of the years that he has spent in public schools. "Letters to a Young Teacher" reignites a numberof the controversial issues Jonathan has powerfully addressed in recent years: the mania of high-stakes testing that turns many classrooms into test-prep factories where spontaneity and critical intelligence are no longer valued, the invasion of our public schools by predatory private corporations, and the inequalities of urban schools that are once again almost as segregated as they were a century ago. But most of all, these letters are rich with the happiness of teaching children, the curiosity and jubilant excitement children bring into the classroom at an early age, and their ability to overcome their insecurities when they are in the hands of an adoring and hard-working teacher., In these affectionate letters to Francesca, a first grade teacher at an inner-city school in Boston, Jonathan Kozol vividly describes his repeated visits to her classroom while, under Francesca's likably irreverent questioning, he also reveals his own most personal stories of the years that he has spent in public schools. Letters to a Young Teacherreignites a numberof the controversial issues Jonathan has powerfully addressed in recent years: the mania of high-stakes testing that turns many classrooms into test-prep factories where spontaneity and critical intelligence are no longer valued, the invasion of our public schools by predatory private corporations, and the inequalities of urban schools that are once again almost as segregated as they were a century ago. But most of all, these letters are rich with the happiness of teaching children, the curiosity and jubilant excitement children bring into the classroom at an early age, and their ability to overcome their insecurities when they are in the hands of an adoring and hard-working teacher.

LC Classification NumberLB1776.2.K69 2007

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