Teachers with the Courage to Give: Everyday Heroes Making a Difference in Our Classrooms

by Waldman, Jackie

• ISBN13: 9781573247580
• ISBN10: 1573247588
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-04-01
• Publisher: Conari Pr

Summary

In a collection of inspirational, true-life accounts, forty-two teachers of all disciplines describe the various ways in which they frequently go beyond the call of duty to make a difference in the lives of their students. Original. 30,000 first printing.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Bob Chase
Our Real Heroes	xiii
Jackie Waldman
SLithering into a child's Heart	1	(4)
Pam Schmidt
The power of a smile	5	(4)
Carol Rosner
The Doer of Good Becomes Good	9	(4)
Ron Poplau
Real Strength	13	(6)
Chris Pendergast
Lessons Not in the Plan Book	19	(4)
Lynne M. Ellis
The Lifetime Achievement Award	23	(6)
Carla Woyak
P.E.A.C.E.	29	(4)
Joanna Gallagher
I Think I can	33	(6)
Marilyn Lance
The Ripple Effect	39	(4)
Michelle Raiford Weeks
A place Called Home	43	(6)
Kim Kamen
Whatever It Takes	49	(4)
Kelley Bowles Albaugh
Heart Knowledge	53	(4)
Trish Culpepper
An American to Admire	57	(4)
Lotte Repp Casillas
The Gift	61	(4)
Francis Mustapha
Save the Children	65	(4)
Robin Zeal
We Teach-No Matter What	69	(6)
Juley Harper
The School of Life	75	(6)
Trish Hill
Supermodel	81	(4)
Madonna Bonclair Hanna
``When It's Worse, Ms. Mac. It OnLy Gets Better''	85	(6)
Ms. Mac
In Loving Memory	91	(4)
Ruth Ritterband
Everyday Miracles	95	(4)
Raschelle R. Freeman
Seeing the Potential	99	(4)
Jennifer Boyen
You Never Know	103	(4)
Lois M. Mauch
Born To Tutor	107	(4)
Hyla Swesnik
A Change of Heart	111	(4)
Anita Gauker
And the Oscar Goes To	115	(4)
Alison Frost
When There's a Will, There's a Way	119	(4)
William Sinai
Finding Your Passion	123	(4)
Karen Slater
Tears of Truth	127	(4)
Kimberly Stewart
Memories	131	(2)
Larry Bordeaux
Survivor	133	(4)
Mary McGrann
Mrs. J's Little Book of Instructions for Life	137	(6)
Susan Johnson
That Ah-Ha Moment	143	(4)
Mimi Roth
Snoopy, Linus, Lucy, and Nancy	147	(4)
Debi Crane
Who's HeLping Whom?	151	(4)
Lana Croft
Kids Are PeopLe Too	155	(4)
Jim Eddison
Return to the Basics	159	(4)
Bob Coleman
A Life That Matters	163	(2)
Gerard Brooker
All You Ever Need to Know	165	(4)
Antonio A. Fierro
What Goes Around Comes Around	169	(4)
Shelley Hrdlitschka
A Lesson in Humanity	173	(4)
Cheri Thanos
It's a Matter of Attitude	177	(4)
Ross M. Burkhardt
Teacher Appreciation Ideas	181	(6)
Parents and Teachers Wish...	187	(4)
Enrichment for Students and Teachers	191	(14)
Books and Curricula by Contributors	205	(2)
A Call to Action	207	(2)
Acknowledgments	209	(4)
About the Jackie Waldman	213