The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit (Annotated) by Fortune Inc. $1.99
We are all dwellers in two kingdoms, the inner kingdom, the kingdom of the mind and spirit, and the outer kingdom, that of the body and the physical universe about us. In the former, the kingdom of the unseen, lie the silent, subtle forces that are continually determining, and with exact precision, the conditions of the latter. To strike the right balance in life is one of the supreme essentials...
Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 30th Anniversary Edition by Myra Bergman Ramos $24.95
First published in Portuguese in 1968, Pedagogy of the Oppressed was translated and published in English in 1970. The methodology of the late Paulo Freire has helped to empower countless impoverished and illiterate people throughout the world. Freire's work has taken on especial urgency in the United States and Western Europe, where the creation of a permanent underclass among the underprivileged...
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education by Simon & Brown $8.88
In this landmark work on public education, Dewey discusses methods of providing quality public education in a democratic society. First published close to 90 years ago, it sounded the call for a revolution in education, stressing growth, experience, and activity as factors that promote a democratic character in students.
Teaching With Love and Logic: Taking Control of the Classroom by Tim Kenney $24.95
Jim and David's positive approach, situational solutions, and time-tested ideas and strategies empower teachers to effectively manage classroom dynamics and bring the joy back to teaching.
Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses by University Of Chicago Press $25.00
In spite of soaring tuition costs, more and more students go to college every year. A bachelor's degree is now required for entry into a growing number of professions. And some parents begin planning for the expense of sending their kids to college when they're born. Almost everyone strives to go, but almost no one asks the fundamental question posed by Academically Adrift: are undergraduates...
Visible Learning for Teachers: Maximizing Impact on Learning by Routledge $40.95
In November 2008, John Hattie’s ground-breaking book Visible Learning synthesised the results of more than 15 years research involving millions of students and represented the biggest ever collection of evidence-based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Visible Learning for Teachers takes the next step and brings those ground breaking concepts to a completely new...
Focus: Elevating the Essentials to Radically Improve Student Learning by Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development $27.95
Bestselling author Mike Schmoker describes a plan for radically improving student learning that is built on three core elements: a focused and coherent curriculum (what we teach); clear, prioritized lessons (how we teach); and purposeful reading and writing, or authentic literacy. With this "less is more" philosophy, educators can help students learn content at a deeper level, develop greater...
Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada's Quest to Change Harlem and America by Mariner Books $14.95
What would it take?That was the question that Geoffrey Canada found himself asking. What would it take to change the lives of poor childrennot one by one, through heroic interventions and occasional miracles, but in big numbers, and in a way that could be replicated nationwide? The question led him to create the Harlem Children’s Zone, a ninety-seven-block laboratory in central Harlem where...
The Water Is Wide by Will Patton $16.99
This heartrending story of the difference one man can make became the basis for the first film based on a Pat Conroy work, the much-loved Conrack.The Water is WideYamacraw Island is nearly deserted. No one has paid much attention to it, nor to the few poor black families that live there. But this beautiful, haunting slip of land across the water from South Carolina is home to them, and they've...