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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 371.5 EAN: 9781877673368 ISBN: 1877673366 Label: Cottonwood Press, Inc. Manufacturer: Cottonwood Press, Inc. Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 143 Publication Date: July 12, 1999 Publisher: Cottonwood Press, Inc. Studio: Cottonwood Press, Inc. Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: In this funny and insightful book, Gary Rubinstein relives his own truly disastrous first year of teaching. He begins his teaching career armed only with idealism and romantic visions of teaching - and absolutely no classroom management skills. By his fourth year, however, he is named his school's "Teacher of the Year." As Rubinstein details his transformation from incompetent to successful teacher, he shows what works and what doesn't work when managing a classroom. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Entertaining, but not for experienced teachersThis book was an entertaining read, I will admit, but I was disappointed by it. When I was a first-year teacher, I probably would have found this a useful book (though there were other books that I found much *more* useful), but as an experienced teacher, I found nothing in it that I didn't already know. If you've made it past your first few years of teaching, it's a waste of money. Rating:  - Fun read, but not a "disciplinarian ideas" book.This book was a good read, but didn't really tell me anything new. The author is very funny and talked about things I definitely related to as a teacher. It just wasn't what I wanted as far as strong ideas for being a good disciplinarian. Rating:  - A must have for new ( and more seasoned) teachers!A hilarious and easy read, this book rings true and has really helped me grow as a teacher. I gave it as a gift to beginner teachers who loved it! Rating: - Good, broad adviceThis book chronicles the first three years of Gary Rubinstein's teaching career. In the first year he is a self proclaimed "softy," - he wants to believe that if you care about students and have interesting lessons, there is no need for being authoritative and having rules, the (high school) kids will recognize these things and toe the line. This is a myth brought on by watching inspirational movies about teaching too often - you want interesting lessons, and you want to care about the kids, but ... Read More Rating: - Good BookThis book is a fast read for beginning teachers who might want a glimpse into one teachers journey. 
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