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Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
by Esquith, Rafe
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670038156
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038152
- Seller
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Toms River, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Viking, 2007. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 1st Printing State: First published in 2007 by Viking Penguin. In addition, complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards, white spine cloth, and red spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Dust jacket in likewise fine condition; not price clipped. Overall presents as new and unread. * From the jacket flap, ""In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by poverty and violence, there is an exceptional public school classroom called ""ROOM 56."" The fifth-graders inside are either immigrants or children of immigrants; most live in poverty and few speak English as his or her first language. They also play Vivaldi, perform unabridged lays by Shakespeare, and go on to attend the finest universities in the country. Rafe Esquith is the teacher who helps them achieve these accomplishments. HOW DOES HE DO IT? In his new book, Esquith gives any teacher and parent the tips, techniques, exercises, innovations, and vision that have made him one of the most celebrated teachers in the world. . . . The stories, insights, and sheer energy in ""Teach Like Your Hair's On fire"" will inspire and guide you, whether you're a teacher looking for new ideas or a parent who wishes she could ship her kid to Rafe's class. It's a book for anyone who cares about the future of our schools - and our children.""
Synopsis
Read Rafe Esquith's posts on the Penguin Blog. The New York Times bestseller that is revolutionizing the way Americans educate their kids-"Rafe Esquith is a genius and a saint" ( The New York Times ) Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith has won numerous awards and even honorary citizenship in the British Empire for his outstandingly successful methods. In his Los Angeles public school classroom, he helps impoverished immigrant children understand Shakespeare, play Vivaldi, and become happy, self-confident people. This bestseller gives any teacher or parent all the techniques, exercises, and innovations that have made its author an educational icon, from personal codes of behavior to tips on tackling literature and algebra. The result is a powerful book for anyone concerned about the future of our children.
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- Bookseller
- Elk Creek Heritage Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- M001491
- Title
- Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
- Author
- Esquith, Rafe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670038156
- ISBN 13
- 9780670038152
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- Education, Educational philosophy, Ethics - Study and teaching, Education - Moral education, Teaching, Values - Study and teaching
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education; Children & Parenting;
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Elk Creek Heritage Books
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About Elk Creek Heritage Books
Elk Creek Heritage Books opened for business in 2002 with both online selling and an open shop. We continue now as an online-only bookshop and maintain a growing inventory with new additions regularly uploaded. Our largest subject areas include History, Religion, Biography, and Fiction, however, we also carry books on many other subjects, in addition to our collection of rare and antiquarian books. Our goal is to provide you, our customer, with a completely satisfactory experience.
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