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learningbystory's review against another edition
4.0
Inspirational. Relates to a lot of first-year teachers.
purplespecslms's review against another edition
5.0
Very, very good. Well-written. I enjoyed this so much I stayed up late to try and finish it. And it was an assigned reading for class. That's saying a lot. :)
morgankailackerman's review against another edition
3.0
This book was enlightening! It is a collection of short stories towards teaching, in particular with a focus for social justice in the Chicago Public Schools. There are a lot of good moments within this book that discusses and explores teaching. As someone who wants to be a future educator, this was helpful in learning about some of the hard ropes of teaching. Below are good quotes and moments I've taken from the book:
"Letting go doesn't have to mean a loss of control. It is possible - even desirable - to step aside and let the kids take control... give the kids room to learn" (13)
"'I Think that's how school should be. Instead of being told how to do things, you have to do it more yourself. I mean, after you tell me the basics, shut up - let me do it now'" (17)
"A big part of teaching, I believed, was showing kids you care for them" (29)
"Years of low expectations and marginalization, I realized, would take more than 10 weeks to remedy" (54)
"Teachers need to make history more of a discussion instead of just learning all these facts, page by page and book by book" (97), when talking about how we don't get to hear other people's stories, like the Indian's side of the American invasion. Make everything a discussion, not facts.
Other ideas:
going out of the classroom, out of the environment, helped the students get away from the culture of education and learn more about what matters.
The Mango Girls - using House on Mango Street and letting the students who connect do a project
Learning what the students want to do
Music lyrics as an example of poetry and analyzing the meaning
"Letting go doesn't have to mean a loss of control. It is possible - even desirable - to step aside and let the kids take control... give the kids room to learn" (13)
"'I Think that's how school should be. Instead of being told how to do things, you have to do it more yourself. I mean, after you tell me the basics, shut up - let me do it now'" (17)
"A big part of teaching, I believed, was showing kids you care for them" (29)
"Years of low expectations and marginalization, I realized, would take more than 10 weeks to remedy" (54)
"Teachers need to make history more of a discussion instead of just learning all these facts, page by page and book by book" (97), when talking about how we don't get to hear other people's stories, like the Indian's side of the American invasion. Make everything a discussion, not facts.
Other ideas:
going out of the classroom, out of the environment, helped the students get away from the culture of education and learn more about what matters.
The Mango Girls - using House on Mango Street and letting the students who connect do a project
Learning what the students want to do
Music lyrics as an example of poetry and analyzing the meaning
samanthagordon's review against another edition
deeeefinitely didn't listen to the whole audiobook on 2x speed in a 24-hour period because i have an assignment on this book due tomorrow morning
emilydiane687's review against another edition
4.0
Really enjoyed this book. It gave me some great insight about teaching diverse students in an urban setting.