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11.		Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom by Lisa Delpit Manufacturer: New Press	List Price: $25.00 Our Price: $12.00 You Save: $ 13.00 (52%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Cultural Awareness Content: Delpit clearly defines and details, in narrative form, the differences in teaching students of color, especially the differences between students who are either middle-class Whites or African-Americans. Delpit considers the ethnic identities and linguistics ... → Click here to read more reviews.

12.		The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Schooling in America by Jonathan Kozol Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press	List Price: $14.95 Our Price: $7.60 You Save: $ 7.35 (49%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Very Informative Content: Jonathan Kozol's book "Shame of the Nation" is a great book to learn about the apartheid that is happening in our school systems and to learn about the separation of funding for our schools. He feels that the school system in the United States needs to become ... → Click here to read more reviews.

13.		Results Now: How We Can Achieve Unprecedented Improvements in Teaching And Learning by Michael J. Schmoker Manufacturer: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Deve	List Price: $26.95 Our Price: $12.95 You Save: $ 14.00 (52%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A sobering read Content: Schmoker presents compelling research that explains the state of play in classrooms. He argues that there isn't much valuable reading or writing happening in most clasrooms. Teachers would do well to read this. ... → Click here to read more reviews.

14.		Learning by Doing: A Handbook for Professional Learning Communities at Work (Book & CD-ROM) by Richard Dufour Manufacturer: Solution Tree	List Price: $27.95 Our Price: $17.53 You Save: $ 10.42 (37%) Prices subject to change
Summary: PLC's for SLP's, MAT's, JPT's and the PTA! Content: If you want to learn an entirely new set of buzz words, this is the book for you! It is not enough that we have RTI's, IEP's, IDEA, SLP's and the beloved NEA. We need PLC's as well! And we also need to (drumroll please) LEARN BY DOING! That's a new one, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

15.		The Myth of Laziness by Mel Levine Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster	List Price: $15.00 Our Price: $2.00 You Save: $ 13.00 (87%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Laziness is learned not inherent Content: Dr. Levine's book, The Myth of Laziness is great at breaking down why children and adolescents can have struggles with academics and even day to day tasks. I am also a developmental and behavioral pediatrician and in my work with children, parents, and teachers, ... → Click here to read more reviews.

16.		Teaching Tips Eleventh Edition by Wilbert James McKeachie Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company	List Price: Our Price: $26.65 You Save: $ (%) Prices subject to change
Summary: highly recommended for all phd students Content: You could stumble into each class paying as much attention as possible, trying very hard to understand how to become a better teacher, reflecting after class upon what you did well and what you did not do well ... or you could read McKeachie's book and take ... → Click here to read more reviews.

17.		Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement by Richard Dufour Manufacturer: Solution Tree	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $8.49 You Save: $ 16.46 (66%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Bringing me up to date Content: As the educational jargon increases and changes, it is important to keep abreast of the latest. This book provided information which I really needed ... → Click here to read more reviews.

18.		Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America by Donna Foote Manufacturer: Knopf	List Price: $24.95 Our Price: $13.47 You Save: $ 11.48 (46%) Prices subject to change
Summary: A Pleasant Surprise Content: I read a blurb about this book in Newsweek since Donna used to write for Newsweek. Thought it might be worth a shot. Was a whole lot better than I expected. It's a story of four teachers--Rachael, Phillip, Hrag, and Taylor. They teach at Locke High School ... → Click here to read more reviews.

19.		The Homework Myth by Alfie Kohn Manufacturer: Da Capo Press	List Price: $24.00 Our Price: $1.98 You Save: $ 22.02 (92%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Simply amazing Content: I couldn't put this book down once I started reading it. The author takes a wrecking-ball to establishment views about homework, revealing the shoddy and sometimes deliberately deceptive "research" used to justify massive quantities of homework. Hence it is ... → Click here to read more reviews.

20.		Montessori: The Science behind the Genius by Angeline Stoll Lillard Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA	List Price: $35.00 Our Price: $26.95 You Save: $ 8.05 (23%) Prices subject to change
Summary: Excellent book about education Content: This is a really great book for anyone interested in education, not limited just to Montessori. The book explains clearly several aspects of Montessori education and describes the research that supports or does not support the Montessori method. I didn't ... → Click here to read more reviews.

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