Finally, a book about teaching that tells it how it is. Michael Gose is a teacher who has made mistakesand magiclike all of you. There's the time he attempts to teach The Owl and the Pussy Cat to a classroom of teenage boys. (A mistake.) And the time he saves a would-be-dropout by showing up at his house every morning at 5:30. (The magic.) He knows what it's like to wait desperately for a bathroom break. He knows what it's like to wait desperately for a paycheck.And so it Gose. Teaching is a profession like no other: filled with great joys and challenges, successes and pressures. The impact of a teacher is profound. Michael Gose guides his readers through numerous experiences and introduces us to countless charactersstudents, parents, colleaguesthat have influenced his definition of teaching. Gose passionately recounts his journey for us, and he offers valuable insights from lessons learned. Told with equal amounts of humility and pride...Dr. Gose is insightful and funny. Regardless of your experience as a teacher, his teaching experiences truly reflect the nature of teaching. No class can prepare you for the successes and failures you will experience as a teacher. Yet this book gives great perspective on many factors involved in education.What it Means to be a Teacher captures the essence of teaching as both an art and a science requiring not only the lifelong development of one's own heart and mind, but the commitment to nurturing the hearts and minds of one's students. By sharing the best and worst, exhilaration and frustration, rewards and embarrassments, Michael Gose reveals the dynamic, personalized nature of what it means to be a teacher. Many authors tell only their own stories from their own perspectives. In contrast, Gose invites his readers to recall and reflect upon their personal adventures as student and teacher, mentee and mentor. Goseever the teacherencourages them to create their individual definitions of what it means to be a teacher. Aspirinlăb
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