Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire
The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
$35.87
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
18 December 2007
Summary
The New York Times bestseller that is revolutionizing the way Americans educate their kids.
“Rafe Esquith is a genius and a saint.” – The New York Times
Perhaps the most famous fifth-grade teacher in America, Rafe Esquith has won numerous awards and even honorary citizenship in the British Empire for his outstandingly successful methods. In his Los Angeles public school classroom, he helps impoverished immigrant children understand Shakespeare, play Vivaldi, and become happy, …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143112860 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0143112864 |
| Author: | Rafe Esquith |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 18 December 2007 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
“Esquith is a modern-day Thoreau, preaching the value of good work, honest self- reflection, and the courage to go one’s own way.”
-Newsday
“Politicians, burbling over how to educate the underclass, would do well to stop by Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade class.”
-Time
“The most interesting and influential classroom teacher in the country.”
-The Washington Post
About The Author
Rafe Esquith
Rafe Esquith has taught at Hobart Elementary School for twenty-two years. He is the only teacher in history to receive the National Medal of Arts. He has also been made a Member of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. His many other honors include the American Teacher Award, Parents magazine’s As You Grow Award, Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life Award, and the Compassion in Action Award from the Dalai Lama. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Barbara Tong.
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