Policy and Practice

Policy and Practice
Author: Thomas E. Scruggs
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 381
Release: 2009-03-11
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1848553110

In the study of learning and behavioral disabilities, effective practice and public policy enacted to implement this practice are closely intertwined. This book contains topics that include educational equity, imputations of malice in social policy, and analytical discussions of Response to Intervention and No Child Left Behind legislation.

The Dark Side of Teaching

The Dark Side of Teaching
Author: Tonya Harris-Weaver
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2010-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1452053960

This book is about my life as a teacher and the unethical procedure followed by the Polk County School Board to try to end my teaching career. The Educational Code of Ethics was not used as a guide line regarding my termination. I was fired twice without warning or notice. I e-mailed the governor the first time for reinstatement. After being reinstated I was fired again. When I asked why was I fired? The principal looked at me with a smile and said: Reflect back. Well what was there to reflect back on when mostly all of my children scored high on their state and national reading test. This book deals with the emotional stress of teachers and what they encounter on a daily basis in the school system. Why is it that not all of our teachers voice are being heard? Some parts of the book talks about mission and vision, the little Principals, How to avoid pitfalls of teaching, How to become an effective teacher and steps you can take if you are terminated. The emotional stress of the student with/without disabilities in learning. Why are our children failing state and national test but making A&B honor roll on class room test? Emotional stress of parents and why is there a break down in the educational system? How to determine if your child has an effective or ineffective teacher. Statistical reports from other states regarding education. This book uncovers t he Dark Side Of Teaching. When you have finished reading this book you will have the knowledge and tools needed to become an effective teacher, as well as knowing your rights according to the code of ethics.

(Re)Teaching Trayvon: Education for Racial Justice and Human Freedom

(Re)Teaching Trayvon: Education for Racial Justice and Human Freedom
Author: Venus E. Evans Winters
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 197
Release: 2014-12-03
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9462097852

The authors bring you in this edited volume a collection of essays that address the relationship between racial violence, media, the criminal justice system, and education. This book is unique in that it brings together the perspectives of university professors, artists, poets, community activists, classroom teachers, and legal experts. With the Trayvon Martin murder and legal proceedings at the center of reflection and analysis, authors poignantly provide insight into how racial violence is institutionalized and consumed by the mass public. Authors borrow from educational theory, history, gender studies, sociology, cultural studies, the arts, legal scholarship, and personal reflection to begin the dialogue on how to move toward education for racial and social justice. The book is recommended for secondary educators, community organizers, undergraduate and graduate social science and education courses.

Surviving the Move and Learning to Thrive

Surviving the Move and Learning to Thrive
Author: Lisa A. Fisher
Publisher: R&L Education
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2011-11-16
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1610485343

Surviving the Move and Learning to Thrive is a collection of seven chapters that provide tools for all students, especially struggling and reluctant learners, to find a better path to learning while moving through middle and high school. Each chapter addresses critical areas of need from learning styles to parent involvement in a way that is easy to understand and implement.

My Everyday Life

My Everyday Life
Author: Ruth Nunez
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1300149736

This story is almost like a biography. In reality, its about the author's life and her hardships in her life. The way she struggles to comprehend her family. And how living in poverty affects her and her family. Its like a diary of everything that goes on her life everyday and thats why its called My Everyday Life/

Roadmap to the Grade 10 FCAT Reading

Roadmap to the Grade 10 FCAT Reading
Author: Princeton Review (Firm)
Publisher: The Princeton Review
Total Pages: 271
Release: 2002-11
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 037575573X

Assists students with reading skills outlined in the Sunshine State Standards and prepares them for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT) in reading.

Roadmap to the Grade 10 FCAT Mathematics

Roadmap to the Grade 10 FCAT Mathematics
Author: Princeton Review
Publisher: The Princeton Review
Total Pages: 303
Release: 2002-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0375755748

Prepares students for the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT).

The Elephant in the Classroom

The Elephant in the Classroom
Author: Stumpf
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1631355090

So, the other day, I was talking with Ashley toward the end of class and mentioned she’d been absent a lot, so I asked if she had been ill. She said, “No. We’ve been getting the place ready for my parents. They’re coming home.” “Really?” I was a bit puzzled. “Yeah,” she said, “I pick dad up from prison on Monday and mom on Wednesday.” When a kid walks into class, he or she is carrying baggage. This is the reality: The most important thing for teachers to teach kids is that learning is fun and that they can do it. If they don’t learn this, it doesn’t matter what else is taught. Someone Else’s Problem just walked in your classroom (With apologies to Douglas Adams’s The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy). They don’t cover this kind of thing in education classes in college, and they also don’t tell you about students coming to school hungry for food or love. To assume that your job as a teacher is just to teach subject matter is like a blind man describing an elephant. The Elephant in the Classroom was walking the halls of Columbine.