What Teachers Make : In Praise of the Greatest Job in the World

by Mali, Taylor

• ISBN13: 9780399158544
• ISBN10: 0399158545
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-29
• Publisher: Putnam Adult

Summary

The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why our society needs them now more than ever. Former middle-school teacher and teachers' advocate Taylor Mali struck a chord with his passionate response to a man at a dinner party who asked him what kind of salary teachers make-a poetic rant that has been seen and forwarded millions of times on Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Based on the poem that inspired a movement, What Teachers Make is Mali's sharp, funny, reflective, critical call to arms about the joys of teaching and why teachers are so vital to America today. It's a book that will be treasured and shared by every teacher in America-and everyone who's ever loved or learned from one.

Author Biography

Taylor Mali travels the country speaking to teachers' groups and recruiting the next generation of classroom teachers with his 1,000 Teachers campaign. He lives in New York. Learn more at www.taylormali.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Making Kids Work Hard	p. 9
Your Child Is My Student	p. 15
A Poet Becomes a Teacher (and Vice Versa)	p. 25
Calling Home	p. 33
Lightbulb Moments and Happy Accidents	p. 41
Definitely Beautiful	p. 51
Keeping Your Eye Out for the Teachable Moment	p. 57
In Praise of Thoughtful Uncertainty	p. 65
Encountering Genius	p. 73
The Student Becomes the Teacher	p. 79
My Best Day as a Teacher	p. 85
E-mail, Islam, and Enlightenment (Insha'allah)	p. 91
Lessons You Can Touch	p. 97
The Value of What You Cannot Test	p. 105
No One Leaves My Class Early for Any Reason	p. 111
My Bad (Apologize and Mean It!)	p. 115
MEG: Mali's Electronic Grade Book	p. 119
Teachers Make Technology Work!	p. 127
Thinking It Through: The Timeline at the Back of the Classroom	p. 133
What Teachers Get: Presents from Parents	p. 139
Fighting Back Against the Attack on Teachers	p. 145
Where Do the Best Teachers End Up?	p. 155
The Importance of Mentoring	p. 161
Teachers Who Made a Difference for Me	p. 167
The Quest for One Thousand Teachers	p. 177
There Can Never Be a "Lost" Generation	p. 191
Epilogue	p. 195
Acknowledgments	p. 199
Note on Poems	p. 201
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