Education
'Eighth Sister No More': The Origins and Evolution of Connecticut College (History of Schools & Schooling)
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When founded in 1911, Connecticut College for Women was a pioneering women's college that sought to prepare the progressive era's 'new woman' to be self-sufficient. Despite a path-breaking emphasis on preparation for work in the new fields opening to women, Connecticut College & its peers have been overlooked by historians of women's higher education. This book makes the case for the significance of Connecticut College's birth & evolution, & contextualizes the college in the history of w…
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Presents a striking picture of the elements of contemporary public education that conspire against the prospects for poor children of color, creating a persistent gap in achievement during the school years that has eluded several decades of reform. By the best-selling author of Other People's Children.
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'Neill! Neill! Orange Peel!': An Autobiography by A.S. Neill
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An autobiography by the world-famous Headmaster of Summerhill School.
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'To Serve a Larger Purpose': Engagement for Democracy and the Transformation of Higher Education
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How to return democracy to the heart of a university's mission
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'When Race Breaks Out:'Conversations about Race and Racism in College Classrooms (Revised Edition)
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Fox (University of Michigan) ends the silence about how to deal with the topic of race in college classroom discussions, and provides an extensive list of resources for classroom use. Drawing on her own personal practice and interviews with students and faculty from a variety of disciplines, she offers advice, teaching ideas, and stories from college classrooms that will help helps instructors answer students' questions and anticipate their reactions, both to class material and to each ot…
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10 Things Employers Want You to Learn In College
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Provides advice on what skills are needed to succeed in the job market, covering such topics as work ethic, speaking, writing, research, critical thinking, and problem solving.
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1001 Smartest Things Teachers Ever Said
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Teachers are some of the most important people in the world. However, their wisdom and advice is often overlooked and undervalued. In '1001 Smartest Things Teachers Ever Said,' Randy Howe collects more than 1,001 quotes from teachers who have shaped young minds and altered the course of history. From life lessons to help you get through the day, to advice for other teachers on: how to stay in it for the long haul; how to invoke the love for learning; how to deal withbad behavior; how to s…
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1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know: (Like Buying Your Books Before Exams Start)
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Students entering college may think they know just about everything, but…Whether it's their first year or fourth, college students (who think they already know everything) can always use powerful and proven tips on how to make the most of their experience. In 1001 Things Every College Student Needs to Know, Harry H. Harrison Jr.'s latest dose of trademark wit and wisdom provides practical advice ranging from class enrollment, living on campus, study habits and more, that every student-and…
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101 School Success Tools for Students with Adhd
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101 School Success Tools for Students with ADHD provides materials and the guidance necessary to assist teachers and parents as they empower students with ADHD to become successful learners. Based on field-tested strategies for use with learners with ADHD, the book provides a brief overview of the specific learning needs of these students before including a wide variety of tools teachers can immediately pull out and use in the classroom and parents can use in the home setting. Each tool …
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Now in paperback, to tie in with the publication of Phillip Done’s new hardcover Close Encounters of the Third Grade Kind from Center Street, 32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny “brings the joys and terrors of elementary school back to life” (The Washington Times). Phil Done has taught elementary school for twenty years. He fixes staplers that won’t staple, zippers that won’t zip, and pokes pins in the caps of glue bottles that will not pour. He has sung &ld…
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