(DOWNLOAD) "Picking Battles, Finding Joy: Creating Community in the "Uncontrolled" Classroom (Personal Perspective)" by Multicultural Education * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Picking Battles, Finding Joy: Creating Community in the "Uncontrolled" Classroom (Personal Perspective)
- Author : Multicultural Education
- Release Date : January 22, 2005
- Genre: Education,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 194 KB
Description
We've all had our Andres. The child we both love and fear. The child who represents why you went into teaching, and why you'd considering leaving. Andre is the "problem child," the student every teacher secretly hopes will be put in the other 4th grade class. And no matter how long you teach, it's these Andres who challenge us most. Everyone in my urban East Coast school knew Andre. When he came to me in the 4th grade, his reputation was much larger than his nine year old frame. I was warned by all his previous teachers: "Andre doesn't do work. He'll just sit there and stare into space. And angry! Watch out for the temper tantrums!" And while I tried to ignore their counsel, I couldn't help but cringe when he entered class that first day.