Don't smile until December, and other myths about classroom teaching. ([2006])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Peggy Deal Redman.
• Authors: Redman, Peggy Deal
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Author; 1. Myth #1: Don’t Smile Until December; Reality: Smile as Early On and as Often as You Can to Build a Healthy Classroom Climate; 2. Myth #2: Teaching Is a Cushy Job; Reality: Teaching Is Hard Work and Requires Year-Round Planning in Addition to Daily Preparation and Professional Development; 3. Myth #3: Good Teachers Are Born, Not Made; Reality: Teachers Are Lifelong Learners Continually Growing in Their Profession From Their “Aha” Moments Through Their Veteran Mentoring Years; 4. Myth #4: Good Teachers Don’t Make Mistakes; Reality: Good Teachers Learn From Their Most Dramatic Mistakes; 5. Myth #5: Good Teachers Teach Facts; Reality: Good Teachers Teach the Whole Child How to Think and Learn; 6. Myth #6: They Can’t Learn; They Belong in Special Education; Reality: Every Child Can Learn and Is Legally Entitled to the Best Education; 7. Myth #7: Teaching Is a Lonely Job; Reality: Teaching Is a Collaborative Profession and Today’s Schools Are Professional Learning Communities; 8. Myth #8 Teaching Is a Dead End Job; Reality: The Rewards of Teaching Are Unending; Afterword; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, California : Corwin Press
• Publication Date: 2006
• Copyright Date: 2006
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 371.102; Teaching; Teachers; EDUCATION / Administration / General; EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions; Teachers; Teaching; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452215501; 1452215502
• Related ISBNs: 9781412925525; 9781412925532
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 11, 2015)
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