Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56, (Paperback)

from LaPhenix

I love this guy's enthusiasm! His ideas are thorough and may require a lot of effort to implement, but teach the students many great skills, and address many problems in the process!

from abbylibrarian

Rafe Esquith is a relentlessly energetic fifth grade teacher in Los Angeles and this book describes the work he does with his students to turn them into exemplary people and scholars. He's obviously found a passion for teaching and I applaud him. Teachers may find his tips to be useful and I (a n...

from FrontStreet

This book will draw strong feelings on all sides. It is a written by a teacher in Los Angeles detailing his success with teaching 5th graders. He is not shy about touting his program, his methods. But, hey- if it works, why not? He is out spoken, critical and opinionated. Again- why not? Over bea...

from maggiereads

"It's a thankless job. It's hard to find a reason to believe," states author Rafe Esquith. He continues, "It's thankless and it doesn't get easier. When you glance at your mental ledger, the red ink completely dominates the black. For every reason to believe, for every child you may help, there a...

from Renee.Brandon

Interesting read. Some ideas I can use in my own room, yet other ideas seem very out of reach unless you want to spend every waking minute with students and school. Since I have my own kids to take care of, that is not of interest to me right now. I give him credit for doing some of the amazing t...