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| Acknowledgements | p. ix |
| Introduction: Why We Wrote This Book The Editors | p. 1 |
| Getting Off to a Good Start | |
| Time to Learn | p. 9 |
| Q/A Should I try to be a friend to my students? | p. 19 |
| How I Survived My First Year | p. 21 |
| Q/A What should I wear to school? | p. 30 |
| Teaching for Social Justice | p. 35 |
| 12 Tips for New Teachers | p. 39 |
| Teaching in the Undertow: Resisting the Pull of Schooling-As-Usual | p. 43 |
| How Jury Duty Saved My Career | p. 53 |
| Creating Classroom Community | |
| Building Community from Chaos | p. 67 |
| Q/A How can I start building community in my classroom? | p. 82 |
| 'Brown Kids Can't Be in Our Club': Raising Issues of Race with Young Children | p. 83 |
| Q/A What can I do when a student makes a racist or sexist remark? | p. 93 |
| Framing the Family Tree: How Teachers Can Be Sensitive to Students' Family Situations | p. 95 |
| Q/A What do I do when I realize I've made a mistake with a child? | p. 100 |
| Heather's Moms Got Married | p. 103 |
| Out Front | p. 111 |
| Creating Chemistry in Sophomore Chemistry | p. 123 |
| Creating a Literate and Passionate Community | p. 131 |
| Getting Your Classroom Together | p. 139 |
| Uncovering the Lessons of Classroom Furniture: You Are Where You Sit | p. 145 |
| Curriculum, Standards, and Testing | |
| Creating Classrooms for Equity and Social Justice | p. 157 |
| 'Curriculum Is Everything That Happens': An Interview with Veteran Teacher Rita Tenorio | p. 163 |
| Q/A Where can I look for curriculum materials? | p. 168 |
| Standards and Tests Attack Multiculturalism | p. 169 |
| Q/A My students don't bring back their homework. Should I keep assigning it? | p. 180 |
| Working Effectively with English Language Learners | p. 183 |
| Q/A I hate the textbook I've been given to use. What can I do? | p. 188 |
| Q/A How do I get started planning a teaching unit? | p. 190 |
| æI Just Want to Read Frog and Toad' | p. 191 |
| Q/A How can I get started using poems with my students? | p. 197 |
| Teaching Controversial Content | p. 199 |
| Q/A How do I get a student to redo an assignment? | p. 206 |
| Even First-Year Teachers Have Rights | p. 207 |
| Q/A How do I prepare for a substitute teacher? | p. 212 |
| Testing Kindergarten: Young Children Produce Data-Lots of Data | p. 213 |
| Q/A How can I prepare my students for a field trip? | p. 219 |
| Dealing with Standardized Tests | p. 221 |
| Reading Between the Bubbles: Teaching Students to Critically Examine Tests | p. 227 |
| Q/A I'm totally nervous about being evaluated. And I just got a letter from my principal informing me I'm going to be observed! What should I do? | p. 236 |
| Discipline: Rescuing the Remains of the Day When Class Doesn't Go as Planned | |
| The Best Discipline Is Good Curriculum | p. 241 |
| Discipline: No Quick Fix | p. 245 |
| Q/A How can I help my students stay organized? | p. 250 |
| The Challenge of Classroom Discipline | p. 251 |
| From 'Sit Down!' to Stand-Up: Laugh Your Classroom Management Problems Away | p. 255 |
| Q/A Do I have to spend my own money on classroom supplies? | p. 258 |
| Making Rules | p. 259 |
| Exile Has Its Place | p. 267 |
| Helping Students Deal with Anger | p. 275 |
| Making Change in the World Beyond the Classroom | |
| Why We Need to Go Beyond the Classroom | p. 287 |
| Q/A Should I leave the school I'm in? | p. 294 |
| So What Is a Teacher Union Anyway? | p. 295 |
| Teachable Moments Not Just for Kids | p. 303 |
| Q/A What should I do if I suspect a student is a victim of abuse? | p. 310 |
| 'We Must Act as if All the Children Are Ours': An Interview with Parent Activist Lola Glover | p. 311 |
| Q/A What should I do about the parent who keeps showing up in our classroom unannounced, or a parent who's upset and wants to meet with me during the school day? | p. 315 |
| Unwrapping the Holidays: Reflections on a Difficult First Year | p. 317 |
| Q/A What should I do if I am asked to take on extracurricular duties or coaching responsibilities as a new teacher? | p. 327 |
| Getting Students Off the Track | p. 331 |
| Moving Beyond Tired | p. 339 |
| Action Education: Teacher Organizers Take Quality into Their Own Hands | p. 343 |
| Resources | |
| Other Resources from Rethinking Schools | p. 357 |
| Contributors | p. 363 |
| Index | p. 367 |
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