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Over her twenty-five-year career, English teacher Carol Atherton has taught generations of students texts that will be familiar to many of us from our own schooldays. But while the staples of exam syllabuses and reading lists remain largely unchanged, their significance – and their relevance - evolves with each class as they encounter them for the first time. Each chapter of Reading Lessons invites us to take a fresh look at these novels, plays and poems, revealing how they have shaped our beliefs, our values, and how we interact as a society.

Music in the Halls reveals the inner workings of a high-poverty District of Columbia Public School. In it, Jankowski brings to light the visceral and emotional nature of childhood poverty and trauma and how it not only impacts a student’s ability to learn but also how it restricts their ability to live a full life.

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.

In To Name the Bigger Lie, Sarah Viren “has pulled off a magic trick of fantastic proportion” (The Washington Post), telling the story of an all-too-real investigation into her personal and professional life that she expands into a profound exploration of the nature of truth. The memoir begins as Viren is researching what she believes will be a book about her high school philosophy teacher, a charismatic instructor who taught her and her classmates to question everything—eventually, even the reality of historical atrocities.

Yliana Rodríguez González, doctora en Letras especializada en el siglo XIX mexicano, habla de las tareas a las que se dedica un investigador en la universidad, de cómo leemos y de su trabajo, más divertido de lo que parece, en esta entrevista con Mónica Braun, directora de Nieve de Chamoy...

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.

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.

After his long and successful career as a coach and a high school administrator, Mark Hugentobler was “sentenced” to prison by his local school board. He became academy principal within the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah. Arriving at the “Island of Misfit Toys” he soon recognized that his perceptions of the prison system were completely inaccurate. He found a world without hope. He came to realize that the Department of Corrections was not, as most people think, doing all they could to help “correct” inmates.

¿De qué magnitud es el reto de recomponer la Educación en el Perú? ¿Cuán importante es contar con gente comprometida en la función pública? ¿Es posible revertir la situación crítica de los sectores educativos? Mediante anécdotas personales y profesionales, ideas, estudios y datos que refuerzan sus planteamientos, el exministro de Educación, Jaime Saavedra, aborda en este libro algunos de los complejos retos educativos en el Perú, a partir de su experiencia entre los años 2013 y 2016.

Teaching is among the most admirable professions. However, today’s teachers face unprecedented challenges – from limited funding to book banning. In classrooms across the world, teachers demonstrate resilience and ingenuity as they dedicate their lives to improving those of future generations. Featuring a range of first-hand accounts, James Patterson explores the creative and noble work of teachers across America.

This autobiography tells the story of the life of Dick Klokow, who was born almost one hundred years ago in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Professor. Pundit. Public nuisance. In his columns, books and on social media, Jonathan Jansen is prolific, and he likes to speak his mind about schools and universities, race, politics and our complex South African society.

Growing up, Reid was confused and disturbed by the different opportunities his best friend received. The gap widened as Reid's classes enabled him to pursue an elite college degree across the country studying educational opportunity and teaching. Then, Reid became a teacher at an under-resourced South Carolina high school where efforts to serve the incredible students were stymied by internal segregation and administrative ambivalence. After Reid assigned students a project to create a positive change, they pushed him to figure out how he, too, could make a bigger difference.

Discover the Heartfelt Journey of a Teacher Mom. You’ll embark on an adventure through the author’s candid reflections on life as a teacher and a mother, intertwined with Christian faith. This book offers an intimate glimpse into the experiences that have shaped her life and perspective. You’ll find authentic stories, faith-based reflections, practical advice, tips and encouragement for navigating your own life’s challenges inside, whether as a parent, educator, or in personal growth.

How can you love God when you can't see or hear Him? That was the question asked by a little girl many years ago when she was told by a godly teacher that she was to love God with all her heart and soul. This book is a collection of stories, written and compiled over the past 12 years, which tells how God answered that question throughout her life. In a myriad of different ways God intersected Marianne's life with His presence and His truth, and began to reveal His great love for her.

In The Assistant Principal 50, award-winning, four-time principal Baruti Kafele presents reflective questions that encompass the breadth and depth of the assistant principalship—from finding your leadership lane to thriving and being an asset to your principal.