Teach like your hair's on fire : the methods and madness inside room 56 / Rafe Esquith.
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TextPublication details: New York : Viking, 2007Description: xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 0670038156; 9780670038152Subject(s): Education -- Philosophy | Ethics -- Study and teaching | Moral education | Values -- Study and teachingDDC classification: 370.1 LOC classification: LB41 | .E48 2007Online resources: Publisher description | Contributor biographical information | Sample text Summary: In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and drugs, there is a classroom known as Room 56. The fifth graders inside are first-generation immigrants who live in poverty and speak English as a second language. They also play Vivaldi, perform Shakespeare, score in the top 1% on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible for these accomplishments. Here, he reveals his techniques. The classroom's mottoes are "Be nice, work hard," and "There are no shortcuts." His students voluntarily come to school at 6:30 in the morning and work until 5:00 in the afternoon. They pair Hamlet with rock and roll, learn to handle money responsibly, tackle algebra, and travel the country to study history. This is an inspiring road map for parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about the future success of our nation's children.--From publisher description.
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| LB 7 .P47 1967 Bertrand Russell, A. S. Neill Homer Lane, W. H. Kilpatrick : | LB17.O78 1993 Foundations of education / | LB 41 .A56 2001 Annual editions : | LB41 .E48 2007 Teach like your hair's on fire : | LB 371.102 .G53 2004 Managing Small Groups: | LB1025 .A87 1968 Criteria for theories of instruction, | LB1025.2 .B45 1977 Instructional improvement : |
In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and drugs, there is a classroom known as Room 56. The fifth graders inside are first-generation immigrants who live in poverty and speak English as a second language. They also play Vivaldi, perform Shakespeare, score in the top 1% on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible for these accomplishments. Here, he reveals his techniques. The classroom's mottoes are "Be nice, work hard," and "There are no shortcuts." His students voluntarily come to school at 6:30 in the morning and work until 5:00 in the afternoon. They pair Hamlet with rock and roll, learn to handle money responsibly, tackle algebra, and travel the country to study history. This is an inspiring road map for parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about the future success of our nation's children.--From publisher description.
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