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The classic account of moving from slavery to freedom, by the celebrated African-American educator and university founder.
Booker T. Washington believed that every man and woman deserved a chance, regardless of their skin color. This classic work of literature, originally published in 1901, relays the story of a man born into slavery who, once freed, pursued education and racial equality. This new edition of Booker T. Washington's autobiography features...
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More than personal memoir, Donald Kennedy's story is not only a chronicle of watershed years in the history of Stanford University, but also a reflection on academia's perennial concerns. The story builds from his childhood and family in New England through mentors at Harvard to reflections on his early years at Stanford. What is the scope of a teacher's responsibilities? What is the proper balance between research and teaching? How far can a professor...
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"When the fun-loving and spontaneous artist Willow West meets buttoned-up, retired English teacher George Emerson, it's not exactly love at first sight. Though she does find the obsessive-compulsive man intriguing. Making it her mission to get him to loosen up and embrace life, she embarks on what seems like a lost cause--and finds herself falling for him in the process. A confirmed bachelor, George vacillates between irritation and attraction whenever...
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Gerry Brooks is an elementary school principal turned YouTube celebrity who entertains K-12 teachers, administrators, and parents across the country. He tells jokes with the kind of mocking humor that gets a laugh, yet can be safely shared in school. After all, even great schools have bad days -- when lesson plans fall through, disgruntled parents complain, kids throw temper tantrums because they have to use the same spoon for their applesauce and...
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Dr. LaFiandra (a kindergarten dropout) writes about her life as a student and 30 years as a special educator in the public schools. Her humorous, touching and informative real life experiences give the reader an inside look at the life of dedicated teacher who did it her way by making her students enjoy learning. The book is divided into 34 chapters or "stories" of her life as a student and teacher at different levels of the educational system. Her...
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Few people manage to make a true impact on others the way Mike Adams did during his life.
As a professor, columnist, and friend, he left an indelible mark on nearly everyone he met, moving them to become the best versions of themselves through his witty yet thought-provoking remarks. Although Mike passed away in 2020, his legacy lives on through the insights he shared in his writing-the greatest examples of which have been carefully compiled by...
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"She Pees Like a Horse! Confessions of a School Principal" will bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye as you read about the humor and the horrors of working as a public-school administrator. An honest and deeply personal glimpse into the inner workings of elementary education, you will discover that the job is both worse than you thought and better than you imagined. Written by a retired principal (and former teacher), this charming book...
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This book was how Nemesio E. Prudente came to be known from 1962, when Pres. Diosdado Macapagal appointed him president of Philippine College of Commerce, a school so obscure he did not know where it was. The 35-year-old Doc said PIC had been "treated like a street child" neglected and poor.
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Have you ever wanted to know what it's like being a male student of African descent, who never encountered any educators that were male role models? Have you always wanted to understand why males are virtually obsolete in schools throughout America? Then, journey through these pages to discover the passionate, first-hand account of a current educator and former student who wants the world to know how important males are needed as educators in communities...
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Moses Waddel (1770-1840) founded one of the most famous classical academies in early America. Among his most famous students were John C. Calhoun, Andrew Crawford, Hugh Swinton Legare, and James Louis Petigru. Waddel is also famous for turning tiny Franklin College into the University of Georgia.
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When Jim Gold published "Dancing Through Covid," millions of people had already died of the pandemic, his folk-dance tours had ground to a halt, and no one knew when-or if-life would get back to normal. This book shows how Jim's career survived, and how, during those dark months, he emerged as a more complete human being than ever. It's a deeply inspiring tale of renewal and growth.
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Celebrate, dedicate, sacrifice, satisfied, examine. Hearts, minds, accept we are there today in the program, don't experience using again, take this quote to the bank. Very important. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of society, just learn from where you were.
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Raised in a Greek immigrant family amid New England's industrial decline, Manny Voulgaropoulos wanted to explore exotic places. His ticket to adventure was medical school in Belgium, where he learned how Belgium's colonization of the Congo exploited its indigenous people. His medical training, originally a passport to travel the world, became his means to alleviate suffering of poor and underprivileged people. A serendipitous meeting with Tom Dooley,...
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Darby, the Horse from Hope is a story of how animals can sense and react to the needs of humans. That is why horses have been found to be so successful in providing therapy for people with many different needs. There are horse therapy programs all over the United States. While this story is fiction, what the horses can accomplish is remarkable. Here, Darby deals with the depression experienced by PTSD patients. The story tells how animals can teach...
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In this book, I want to help as many people as I can make better choices and live a better life as a diabetic based on my life story and the things that I went through. I dealt with so many illnesses and went through so many things because I just did not do right. I did not eat the right things and did not manage my diabetes, like I was supposed to. I also wanted to educate, inspire, and motivate as many people as possible through my life story and...
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Transcended, O how transcended! Who would have thought that an African village boy born into a belligerent polygamous family and raised in inner-city slums would ever develop a thriving scientific career around the globe? My mother, though uneducated, correctly predicted that godly fear, education, and self-control is the only avenue by which an indigent son can be lifted from poverty. We battled leaking roofs whenever it rained, and food was always...
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Three black women shattered the academic ceiling at all-white Ivy League institutions a century ago. The trio of Sadie Mossell (Alexander), Georgiana Simpson, and Eva Dykes faced massive obstacles to do the impossible: become the first black women to earn PhDs.
Sadie Tanner Mossell entered the University of Pennsylvania at 17-years-old in 1915.
"Not one woman spoke to me in class or when I passed one or more than one woman on the walks to College...
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"Do you know that you have something people all over the world want ”your language?" began a radio announcement that would be a life-changing experience for Maralie Akers, a middle-aged high school teacher with empty nest syndrome. Two summers teaching English to Chinese English teachers gave opportunity to see Chinese life in both a rural and urban setting, along with a unique teaching curriculum and dialogue with young adult students. Akers felt...
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