Hello! My Name Is Public School, and I Have an Image Problem

by Leslie Milder, Jane Braddock

So much energy is focused on what's wrong with our public schools and how to fix them that we often lose sight of the extraordinary work occurring in our schools every day, thanks to millions of caring, dedicated professional educators who work hard to ensure every student reaches their potential. In Hello! My Name is Public School and I Have an Image Problem, authors and teachers Leslie Milder and Jane Braddock provide a solution for educators who wish to strengthen public confidence in their public schools. They share commonsense techniques on how schools and their employees can establish themselves as ambassadors who convey a positive message. This book enunciates a step-by-step approach to challenging the unjust criticism and accusations of failure by directing the energies of those who work in our schools to step up as ambassadors for America's public schools and the children they serve. The authors underscore the power of professional unity and its profoundly positive impact on the profession, and why a culture of brotherhood is an essential element of any successful organization. The forces that weaken public trust and confidence in public education are discussed at length, as well as strategies for restoring public pride, hope, optimism, and confidence in our public schools and in those who dedicate their lives to educating our youth.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction

118 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 2012

Reviews

[Mariya Ortiz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Like the Ambassador analogy, but unsubstantiated claims make this seem like a 1st draft

The authors spend a good deal of time developing their "Public School Ambassador" premise, but I found myself wanting my quantification of their claim that schools are more successful than they have ever been. Decent read that I will paraphrase but not recommend for friends.

[Terry Morawski · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leslie Milder makes a great case why teachers (and all in education) should be loud and proud of their support for education, instead of being part of the crowd promoting negativity.

[Tracey · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's nothing in here that we [educators] don't already know. Of course, we sometimes need a reminder to be be professional and most importantly to watch that we are not being negative about our career and public education.

[Melanie Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent reminder for all educators about why we do what we do! If you don't have your elevator speech ready, get it done and love your job!

[Official ATPE]

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[Dee Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book!

[Tiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

Super easy read....more common sense than informative.