Frames Of Mind: The Theory Of Multiple Intelligences26 reviews Howard Gardner Basic Books, 1993 Original and intelligent way of understanding human abilities + Stunning + Freedom to Pursue Our Natural Gifts! In one sense what Howard Gardner does in this book is expand our sense of what the human mind is and the human being actually does. For instead of accepting what had long been the standard model in which there are essentially only two different kinds of Intelligence, verbal and mathematical he ...             Old Faithful1 review Edited by Christopher Edgar & Ron Padgett Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 2007 Totally useful in high school classroom I've only had this book for a month or so, and I've already used four of the activities suggested in the book. This is a book that understands that people have great stories and ideas, but they don't know how to express them on the page. These activities by professional writers really get them ...             Letters to a Young Teacher9 reviews Jonathan Kozol Crown, 2007 Tells it like it is + A thoughtful gift for a new teacher + Enjoyed By TCNJ'S 2008 Urban Teacher Academy + Must Read for First Year Teachers             The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America49 reviews Jonathan Kozol Three Rivers Press, 2006 Fighting for America's Second Class Citizens + great look too much After his time spent as an educator, Jonathan Kozol devoted his career to that of an educational reform activist. He has visited what seems like thousands of schools throughout the United States and the communities that make up those schools to bear witness to the shameful secret that lies hidden ...             Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students6 reviews Kathleen Cushman, Lisa Delpit New Press, 2005 I wish I had read this before my first year of teaching + Listening to the voices of kids! + one of the best books for new or old teachers + Please read this book teachers!             Will Standards Save Public Education2 reviews Deborah Meier Beacon Press, 2000 The Standards Debate This is one of the few books that relly looks at various sides of the debate about standards and standardization. Meier begins with a well resoned reivew of what the arguments for standardization are, and then why she believes that these actually get in the way of achieving high standards. Her ...             Teacher Man: A Memoir234 reviews Frank McCourt Scribner, 2005 Come and check out this FANTASTIC EVENT for TEACHER MAN + A different sort of story from AA and 'Tis, yet equally enjoyable... + Third times the Charm... + Teacher Man: A Reality Check             The Power of Their Ideas: Lessons for America from a Small School in Harlem16 reviews Deborah Meier Beacon Press, 2002 Terrific, inspiring + Powerful Ideas from Deb Meier + A strong argument in favor of small schools + Compelling Story Supporting Small Schools + "Good Public Education Is Not an Impossible Dream"             Democracy and Education15 reviews John Dewey Echo Library, 2007 This book was... + worthy content, bad presentation + Warning deep thinking ahead + A must read for anyone in the education field + A milestone             Pedagogy of the Oppressed33 reviews Paulo Freire Continuum International Publishing Group, 2000 Critical Solutions for Five Billion Poor Including US Poor + Education for the Poor + Change your mind + A must-read one if you are keen on Education             Death at an Early Age7 reviews Jonathan Kozol, Robert Coles, 1985 Don't Read This Book! + Excellent Account of Inequalities + more honest than the rest + A Book to Expose Injustice and Incite Social Action             Tested: One American School Struggles to Make the Grade10 reviews Linda Perlstein Henry Holt and Co., 2007 What Will Be the Future of Test-and-Punish? + Test 'em or Leave 'em + Interesting and Readable Narrative of Schoolteacher Life + Fascinating But Depressing + Passionate reporting adds to the NCLB debate             Five Minds for the Future25 reviews Howard Gardner Harvard Business School Press, 2007 Five Minds for the Technology Professional + Thought-provoking Work for Academics + Visionary + outstanding book + Insight into five pivotal thinking habits             The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World ...139 reviews Freedom Writers, Zlata Filipovic Main Street Books, 1999 Freedom Writers a must read for all students and adults + The Freedom Writers Diary + The Freedom Writers Diary : How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them + books             Educating the Imagination Volume 1: Essays & Ideas for Teachers & Writers (Educating the Imagination) Edited by Christopher Edgar and Ron Padgett Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 2007 This book contains 33 creative writers presenting ideas and techniques for exploring poetry writing, fiction writing, translation, practical aesthetics, creative reading and the imagination.             Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom, Updated Edition41 reviews Lisa Delpit New Press, 2006 Powerful and Challenging + Cultural Awareness + readable and provocative If you work with students from dominated cultures, this is a must read. Delpit examines the culture of power and how we can begin to change the climate in our schools. It will challenge you to examine your assumptions.             Ms. Moffett's First Year: Becoming a Teacher in America7 reviews Abby Goodnough, 2004 A realistic look at the challenges of teaching. + Ms. Moffett's First Year + A MUST READ. This book is written in a breezy, popular style that kept me turning pages right to the end. However, the content is serious, and should be of interest to parents, prospective teachers, and to anyone who cares about children. The book is partly the story of one woman's initiation into the ...             Many Children Left Behind: How the No Child Left Behind Act Is Damaging Our Children and Our Schools21 reviews Beacon Press, 2004 Required reading + Excellent + Deb Meier is the real deal! This book should be required reading for all legislators who are convinced that High Stakes tests are the answer to providing educational equity, school administrators who buy-in to the myth of one-size-fits-all education, public school teachers who are forced to administer such tests, and the ...             Multiple Intelligences: New Horizons in Theory and Practice4 reviews Howard Gardner Basic Books, 2006 Bringing Multiple Intelligences into the 21st Century + Best thing to hit education reform since...um....ever. + Gardner Returns to Multiple Intelligences Theory + Hallmark of Multiple Intelligences Theory             New Teacher Book: Finding Purpose, Balance and Hope During Your First Years in the Classroom4 reviews Rethinking Schools Ltd, 2004 Humane, compassionate teaching for the 21st century + New Teacher Book + A great resource for new teachers! This book -- and the organization that sponsored it -- is truly forward-thinking in how the authors, all veteran teachers, view teaching, learning, and students. And considering how short it is, it's amazingly comprehensive. It covers many aspects of teaching, especially humane and productive ...