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This book tells the story of a time when society was divided and Harvard was becoming what it is today. It is not an exhaustive biography, but it has family information which puts things in perspective, and tells how he and Mather, who were about the same age, lived through the Salem witch trials. Leverett was busy writing logic textbooks in Latin at the time, but didn't dare speak out against the leader of the colony.

I Didn’t Sign Up For This: One Classroom Teacher’s Journey Through Emotional Fatigue to Personal Empowerment is an intimate look at how today’s teachers feel and what they can do to reclaim their confidence and joy to be the teachers they were always meant to be. Integrating self-discovery and personal experiences from nearly two decades of teaching high school English, author Diane Manser shares her realization that teaching is an emotional profession that needs to be viewed as such.

Brüder Grimm nannten sich die Sprachwissenschaftler und Volkskundler Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) und Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859) bei gemeinsamen Veröffentlichungen, wie zum Beispiel ihren weltberühmten Kinder- und Hausmärchen und dem Deutschen Wörterbuch, das sie begannen.

A Place Called Home: Quilting a Life of Joy on the Colorado Plateau is a place-based creative non-fiction memoir at its heart. It is a collection of stories about how finding my “place” was essential to finding my happiness. It is a template for others to find their own happiness within natural and human communities, inspired by a love of a place that calls them home.

Maria Montessori non fu certo una donna comune. Capace di destare le più entusiastiche adesioni e le critiche più malevole, fu oggetto al suo tempo di illazioni, maldicenze, pettegolezzi e, ancor oggi, il suo senso di libertà e le scomode novità del suo pensiero suscitano reazioni contrastanti.

After 15 years traveling the world in the high-tech industry, Tory Anderson found himself driving his first busload of kids. What started as an act of desperation turned into a life-changing experience that led to courage he was lacking and love he didn’t know he had. Bus Driver Diaries puts you in the driver’s seat with Tory to experience the world that unfolds on a bus in between school and home. Amid the noise and frustration, you will find a world of beauty, wonder, and humor. After listening to this book, every sighting of a school bus will bring a smile to your face.

Som ung lærer var Dines Skafte Jespersen et år på Hirsholmene, og det skildrer han her på den fornøjeligste måde. Han nøjes ikke med at tage sig af sine skolebørn, men går med liv og lyst op i befolkningens daglige liv. Med sin åbne sans for mennesker og natur kommer han hurtigt i kontakt med omgivelserne, og som den storartede fortæller, han er, forstår han at gengive sine oplevelser i al deres friskhed.

Illustreret af Leif Ragn Jensen.

Der Lehrer, von dem du gerne gelernt hättest (und deine Eltern wären froh gewesen, hättest du so einen Lehrer gehabt). Ein ganz und gar ungewöhnlicher Lehrer schreibt über die Erkenntnisse aus der jahrzehntelangen Arbeit mit Schülerinnen und Schülern. Die wichtigsten Dinge hat Dieter Bachmann nämlich nicht im Studium gelernt, sondern vom Leben selbst oder eben von den Kindern. Von Herrn Bachmann können wir wiederum lernen, wie man Kindern Vertrauen schenkt, wie man im Umgang mit ihnen authentisch bleibt, Haltung und Mitmenschlichkeit zeigt und dabei Kreativität, Toleranz und Kommunikation in den Mittelpunkt stellt.

Through Old Ground is a collection of stories from the life of Dr. Randy Cross, a small-town Southerner turned English professor and author, most notable for his work with T. S. Stribling’s autobiography, The Laughing Stock. Dr. Cross grew up in St. Joseph, Tennessee, where he gained the strong foundation upon which he relied throughout his adventures as a two-time Fulbright Scholar and beyond.

The story of Musahib Ud-Din Khan is not a run of the mill tale of rags to riches. It is rather an inspirational narrative about the potential of education as a vehicle for upward mobility and for realization of individual potential in the face of poverty and adversity. The success of Professor Khan as a scholar and contributor to nation building is worth listening to. He lived, struggled and triumphed in a very difficult time in a newly minted postcolonial nation of Pakistan strapped for resources and opportunities.

In ‘The Silence of the Volcano,’ the author takes the listener through a journey of courage. As a teenager, she left her home in southern Spain with nothing but plastic bags, venturing into the United States, a realm of unknowns. This memoir unfolds as a captivating narrative, blending passion and humor, as an undocumented immigrant navigates the complexities of identity and defies prejudice.

Glimpses of a Public Ivy is a collection of vignettes of life at William & Mary, America's second oldest college, from 1950 through 2000. Written by an award winning professor, the stories include extraordinary achievement, humorous incidents, unique characters and memories of day-to day life at the historic university. Holmes uses his own experience as a professor, along with interviews with faculty, alumni and staff, to paint a detailed, fond and rich picture which will inspire and amuse anyone with ties to William & Mary or any collegiate setting.

In this inspiring memoir and self-improvement book, Dr. Kristy Singer-MacNair shares her remarkable journey from being a little girl in idyllic 1950's Modesto, California, to pursuing higher education in Santa Barbara and San Diego, in the norm-bending 1970's, to her over 30-year career helping special education students achieve their potential.

これは現代の「ヘレン・ケラー物語」だ!4代続けて東大卒という超名門の家柄に生まれたのに、ADHDにASD傾向、学習障がいという3重苦で、幼稚園すら二時間で中退させられた著者。

A través de esta publicación, descubriremos a esta intelectual y activista que dedicó su vida a la educación y a la lucha social, desde sus inicios en su querida Chincha, la formación de la primera institución femenina peruana Evolución Femenina, sus grandes luchas por el indígena y por la niñez hasta su exilio y sus últimos días prácticamente en el olvido. Esta biografía está dirigida a un público juvenil y a aquellos lectores que quieran conocer más sobre una de las mujeres con mayores aportes a la cultura de nuestro país.

In Testing Education, Kathy Greeley recounts the impact of education reform from a teacher's point of view. Based on a teaching career ranging nearly forty years, Greeley details how schools went from learning communities infused with excitement, intellectual stimulation, and joy to sterile spaces of stress, intimidation, and fear. In this ultimately hopeful memoir, Greeley asks us to learn from the past to reimagine the future of public education.

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a supply teacher? This is the book for you! Artist and illustrator Guy Newmountain, a time-served teacher at the chalk-face for 25 years and a familiar sight to thousands of pupils across the spectrum from nursery to sixth form, tells a succession of school-related anecdotes with a healthy dose of self-deprecating humour. Some are hysterically funny and a few sad; others heart-stopping and deadly serious…

From a document in storage, passed down through the family, this story tells about the life of the early Michigan pioneer who, as Treasurer of Hillsdale College, lived through a very important era.