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Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire
Rafe Esquith
The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56
Viking
January 2007
On Sale: January 18, 2007
256 pages
ISBN: 0670038156
EAN: 9780670038152
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir | Self-Help
From one of America’s most celebrated educators, an
inspiring guide to transforming every child’s education In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and
drugs, there is an exceptional classroom known as Room 56.
The fifth graders inside are first-generation immigrants who
live in poverty and speak English as a second language. They
also play Vivaldi, perform Shakespeare, score in the top 1
percent on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy
League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible
for these accomplishments. From the man whom The New York Times calls “a genius and a
saint” comes a revelatory program for educating today’s
youth. In Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire!, Rafe Esquith
reveals the techniques that have made him one of the most
acclaimed educators of our time. The two mottoes in
Esquith’s classroom are “Be Nice, Work Hard,” and “There Are
No Shortcuts.” His students voluntarily come to school at
6:30 in the morning and work until 5:00 in the afternoon.
They learn to handle money responsibly, tackle algebra, and
travel the country to study history. They pair Hamlet with
rock and roll, and read the American classics. Teach Like
Your Hair’s on Fire! is a brilliant and inspiring road map
for parents, teachers, and anyone who cares about the future
success of our nation’s children.
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