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"Diane Tavenner, founder of Summit Public Schools, offers a blueprint for a better way to educate our children, based on the revolutionary lessons, insights, and methodology she and her faculty developed over 15 years at their famously successful charter schools in California and Washington, which she is now introducing to public school systems across the country that Summit is partnering with to transform education and better prepare our children...
4) The Montessori baby: a parent's guide to nurturing your baby with love, respect, and understanding
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English
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"It's time to change the way we see babies. Drawing on principles developed by the educator Dr Maria Montessori, The Montessori Baby shows how to raise your baby from birth to age one with love, respect, insight, and a surprising sense of calm. Cowritten by Simone Davies, author of the bestselling The Montessori Toddler, and Junnifa Uzodike, it's a book filled with hundreds of practical ideas for understanding what is actually happening with your...
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W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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"We've all had great teachers who opened new worlds, maybe even changed our lives. What made them so great? Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more? Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art....
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Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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"Can you teach a child to be kind? This vital question is taking on a new urgency as our culture grows ever more abrasive and divided. We all want our kids to be kind. But that is not the same as knowing what to do when you catch your son being unkind. A world-renowned developmental psychologist, Dr. Thomas Lickona has led the character education movement in schools for forty years. Now he shares with parents the vital tools they need to bring...
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Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"A first-of-its-kind compelling exploration of what it means to be a Black woman in higher education. Black women are heading to college in record numbers, and more and more Black women are teaching in higher education. But increasing numbers in college don't guarantee our safety there. Willpower and grit may improve achievement for Black people in school, but they don't secure our belonging. In fact, the very structure of higher education ensures...
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English
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"The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability....
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HarperOne
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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"The last ten years have done quantifiable damage to Americans' sense of security, both physical and economic. From the ravages of Hurricane Katrina to the collapse of the housing market, the last decade has been a relentless assault on our sense of invulnerability and insulation from natural and financial disasters. In response to this, hundreds of thousands of ordinary Americans have proudly become "preppers." Preppers are a community and a movement;...
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Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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If we want girls to succeed, we need to teach them the audacity to transgress. Through the lives of students at three very different schools, an award-winning scholar-activist makes the case for “feminist schools” that orient girls toward a lifetime of achievement. This bold and necessary book points out a simple and overlooked truth: most schools never had girls in mind to begin with. That is why the world needs what Sally Nuamah calls “feminist...
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Katherine Tegen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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Thelonius Mitchell is tired of being labeled. He's in special ed, separated from the "normal" kids at school who don't have any "issues." That's enough to make all the teachers and students look at him and his friends with a constant side-eye. (Although his disruptive antics and pranks have given him a rep too.) When a gun is found at a neighborhood hangout, Thelonius and his pals become instant suspects. Thelonius may be guilty of pulling crazy stunts...
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Sheridan Books
Pub. Date
c2008
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English
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When Mary Jean Hughes' son Kyle showed signs of dyslexia before the age of four, she expected assistance, guidance, and compassion from his school. Instead, she ran into road blocks, procedural violations, deny and delay tactics, and exorbitant financial burdens. Dr. Hughes, who holds a Doctorate in Education, was not swayed however. This loving and determined mother fought the system, overcoming obstacle after obstacle until finally her quest for...
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Penguin
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Provides a first-hand account of the problems encountered by students with dyslexia; discusses the extraordinary creative abilities and talents that can go hand-in-hand with dyslexic syndrome; and outlines the author's program for overcoming the difficulties of dyslexia.
"The Gift of Dyslexia" outlines a unique and revolutionary program with a phenomenally high success rate in helping dyslexics learn to read and to overcome other difficulties associated...
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Rowman & Littlefield, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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This book is a comprehensive yet accessible resource explaining the best practices for teaching young children with autism, especially in its milder forms. It offers practical, easy-to-use strategies for building social and emotional skills—strategies that enrich the learning environment for neurotypical children as well.
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