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Letters to a New Teacher: A Month-By-Month Guide to the Year Ahead
"Joy's questions and Jim's responses evoke in us an appreciation for what it means to do the work called teaching with the "living intensity of soul." May such soulful teaching flourish among us: here is a book that can help it be so."
- Parker Palmer and Sam Intrator Every new teacher needs a mentor, someone smart, experienced, compassionate, and reliable to give advice,...more
- Parker Palmer and Sam Intrator Every new teacher needs a mentor, someone smart, experienced, compassionate, and reliable to give advice,...more
Paperback, 188 pages
Published
February 1st 2006
by Heinemann Educational Books
(first published January 13th 2006)
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Hard to explain my thoughts on this book in a few lines, so without going into detail - the book is exactly what it says in the title (a new teacher writing questions and a veteran teacher answering (sometimes in a bit too much depth)). I found most of Burke's counsel helpful and encouraging - odd as this sounds, I chose this book as one of my "pump up" books for the fast-approaching school year. [Megan-this is a book you and I would have discussed in detail on our drives home from student teach...more
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Highly recommended to me by very experienced teachers--So I feel confident recommending it without reading. Have not yet had time to read.
Started out really interesting and then got kind of repetative and boring.
A comforting book to read while student teaching.
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