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The true story of a young teacher attempting to change lives in a troubled educational system. According to Ilana Garon, popular books and movies are inundated with the myth of the "hero teacher" - the one who charges headfirst into dysfunctional inner-city schools like a firefighter into an inferno, bringing the student victims to safety through a combination of charisma and innate righteousness. The students are then "saved" by the teacher’s idealism, empathy, and faith. This is not that type of book....

One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century, Richard Feynman possessed an unquenchable thirst for adventure and an unparalleled ability to tell the stories of his life. "What Do You Care What Other People Think?" is Feynman's last literary legacy, prepared with his friend and fellow drummer, Ralph Leighton.

In How to Read People like a Book, we will go deep into exploring body language - not just to understand people, but to also connect with them. After all, why do we find the need to interpret and understand what people say and do? Because, we want to connect with them, create relationships, and be part of a community.

Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a diverse group of teachers and students working together on academic computing systems conducted many of the activities we now recognize as personal and social computing. Joy Rankin draws on detailed records to explore how users exchanged messages, programmed music and poems, fostered communities, and developed computer games like The Oregon Trail. These unsung pioneers helped shape our digital world, just as much as the inventors, garage hobbyists, and eccentric billionaires of Palo Alto.

People:10 Ways to Influence Them provides strategies, approaches, and examples about how to influence people effectively. The core foundation is about respecting and understanding them, not you, and learning strategies about how to focus upon their needs and therefore make them receptive to your thoughts because you are trying to get in alignment with theirs. A classic win/win approach that works.

In her entertaining and edifying New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Francine Prose invites you to sit by her side and take a guided tour of the tools and the tricks of the masters and discover why their work has endured. Written with passion, humor, and wisdom, Reading Like a Writer...

At some point in our lives, most of us have been affected by caring adults whose advice, guidance, and example made a difference. In The Person Who Changed My Life, individuals who have distinguished themselves in their fields write about the men and women who served as their mentors.

Internal and external pressure continues to mount for college professionals to provide evidence of successful activities, programs, and services, which means that nearly every campus professional will need to approach their work with a data-informed perspective. But you find yourself thinking "I am not a data person." Yes, you are. Or can be. You Are a Data Person provides context for the levels at which you are currently comfortable using data, helps you identify both the areas where you should strengthen your knowledge and where you can use this knowledge in your particular university role.

Leonard Moore has been teaching Black history for 25 years, mostly to White people. Drawing on decades of experience in the classroom and on college campuses throughout the South, as well as on his own personal history, Moore illustrates how an understanding of Black history is necessary for everyone. With Teaching Black History to White People, which is “part memoir, part Black history, part pedagogy, and part how-to guide”, Moore delivers an accessible and engaging primer on the Black experience in America.

No one is immune to the byproducts of compulsory schooling and standardized testing. And while reform may be a worthy cause for some, it is not enough for countless others still trying to navigate the tyranny of what schooling has always been. Raising Free People argues that we need to build and work within systems designed for any human to learn, grow, socialize, and thrive, regardless of age, ability, background, or access to money.

Tony Little is the headmaster of Eton. One of the most progressive and imaginative people in British education today, he has hitherto kept a low profile. This title, published to coincide with his retirement, sets out his educational fundamentals. There is a crisis in the British education system. Year on year, GCSE and A Level pupils post better exam results, with more students achieving top grades. Yet business leaders and employers complain bitterly that our schools are not producing people fit for purpose.

The People Lounge is your go-to podcast for insightful discussions, helping you to unwind the world of work.The workplace is evolving, and the challenges faced by businesses are ever changing. In The People Lounge, we delve into some of these issues and explore how businesses can empower and engage their people and create a culture which inspires and motivates.If you have any HR or Learning & Development needs, please contact us at P3 People Management. You can follow us on LinkedIn, visit our website or call us on 0161 941 2426. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Non vogliamo portare i nostri contenuti incentrando il discorso attorno a successo, denaro e lavoro. Abbiamo Deciso di incentrare il discorso sulle persone, e il loro miglioramento, per giungere poi automaticamente a degli obiettivi di vita più o meno importanti e/o gratificanti.

The secret to knowing whether a person is telling the truth or notisn’t from their words, but from their actions! Body language will always tell the truth no matter how much a person may try to hide it. Now you can learn when a celebrity, politician or even someone around you is being honest! Is that person telling the truth if they lookyou in the eye? No. That’s a myth. Learn the truth and dispel the myths to get a better read on your boss, friend, family or even the people you watch on TV

A 360 degree exploration of how people and groups learn and grow. If you train, teach, lead, manage or are otherwise involved personal, professional or organizational development, this content is for you.

The podcast is about english literature designed in order to help learners, teachers and enthusiastic literature lovers. It will cover all the eras in english literature along with important work and writers. The module will discuss the relevant poet's work in depth from both literary and scholarly perspective. Note: connect with the host over Insta shilpabharti15 for recommending any topic of major discussion in terms of literature. Our host has joined Instagram to only to fulfil the purpose of providing complete guidance for understanding literature else she prefers solitude over anything

From the creator of The Wild Life, Devon Bowker, this show is for all of us—fans of science and otherwise.

In un periodo di radicale e mai così rapida trasformazione della realtà e del relazionarsi con l’altro, la Digital Transformation rende sempre piú sfumati i confini fra online ed offline e porta profondi cambiamenti deegli ambiente in cui l’essere umano si trova ad operare. In questo podcast, la testimonianza di autorevoli ospiti e la loro esperienza lavorativa ci aiuteranno ad interrogarci su come essere professionisti di successo che non si limitino ad avere competenze tecniche ma che abbiano sviluppato People Skills. Queste sono competenze nuove, in grado di renderci professionisti, ...

Learn how meditation and a busy lifestyle go together. Presented by Sister Jayanti and Mike George, this set is a comprehensive guide to the theory and practice of meditation. The combination of Sister Jayanti’s natural wisdom and Mike George’s flair for knitting together business and spirituality results in a dynamic tool that shows how meditation is rapidly becoming an important management and leadership skill.

The inspiring stories of 6 people who changed history. Contents: Edward Jenner, the man who fought the terrible disease, smallpox Florence Nightingale, the nurse known as ‘the lady with the lamp’ Elizabeth Garrett, England’s first female doctor Carl Jung, the doctor who wanted to...