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Photographs and simple text introduce the work of the teacher, who helps children learn how to read, write, and count.

In this sequel to "Anne of Green Gables," teenage Anne Shirley becomes a schoolteacher in a small village on Prince Edward Island. At sixteen Anne is grown up...almost. Her gray eyes shine like evening stars, but her red hair is still as peppery as her temper. In the years since she arrived at Green Gables as a freckle-faced orphan; she has earned the love of the people of Avonlea and a reputation for getting into scrapes. But when Anne begins her...

Explores a typical day in the work of a third-grade teacher, describing his activities in the classroom, lunchroom, and teachers' meeting.

Anne was getting to know her students, and they were learning to trust her. She was a fallible human being, and when she made a mistake, she owned it. Her math skills were less than desirable, and she occasionally added up a test wrong. Or she might lose a paper in the black hole she called her desk. She didn't always know the answers to their questions. but she was always willing to do the research to figure them out. Whether it was to her children...

"This series introduces readers to the role of teachers in our community"--

In the form of a series of affectionate letters to a first grade teacher at an inner-city school, educator Kozol vividly describes his repeated visits to her classroom while, under her irreverent questioning, he also reveals his own personal stories of the years that he has spent in public schools. This book reignites a number of the controversial issues Kozol has powerfully addressed in recent years: the mania of high-stakes testing that turns many...

Teachers work hard to help their students learn. Young readers learn fun facts about these familiar community helpers and the work they do. The simple text provides valuable information about this popular career and supports common curriculum topics about community helpers. Each page of text is carefully paired with a vibrant photograph to help early learners build their reading comprehension skills. Young readers are also introduced to new vocabulary...

"A riveting, must-read, year-in-the-life account of three teachers, combined with reporting that reveals what's really going on behind school doors, by New York Times bestselling author and education expert Alexandra Robbins Alexandra Robbins goes behind the scenes to tell the true, sometimes shocking, always inspirational stories of three teachers as they navigate a year in the classroom. She follows Penny, a southern middle school math teacher who...

An insightful account of a first-year teacher's journey. Northeast High is Philadelphia's largest high school, with 3600 students. Danza reveals just how hard it is to keep today's technologically savvy-- and often alienated-- students engaged, how impressively committed most teachers are, and the outsized role counseling plays in a teacher's day, given the psychological burdens many students carry.

Most people recall a teacher or two who had a significant impact on their future. In fact, outside the family unit, teachers have more influence on our lives than anyone else. Good teachers help students believe in themselves with a glimpse of what they might become. They go the extra mile to make learning fun and meaningful, and they inspire students to dream and broaden their horizons. Teachers have the power to change lives. Written by a wide range...