Beginner's Mind - M B McLatchey

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Résumé :
Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old, Beginner's Mind asks the question, How do we want teachers to teach, inspire, and guide our children? The answer is provided through a series of fourth grade classroom scenes that take us back to a shipyard town in New England, where a loving teacher opens her students' eyes to all-but-unimaginable dreams and opportunities. This is a book that reminds us of what teaching can look like: daily lessons where standardized and measurable curriculum goals are less prized than the immeasurable blossoming of our children, and a classroom that puts on display the possibilities before us when a teacher's love is combined with the beginner's mind. As the author shares in these classroom stories, a beginner's mind knows that art is not just for artists and music is not just for musicians....

Biographie:
Award-winning poet, educator, and writer, M.B. McLatchey's passion for learning was instilled at an early age and led her to some of the best colleges in the world. She earned a graduate degree in Literature at Harvard University, a Master of Arts in Teaching at Brown University, an MFA in Creative Writing at Goddard College, and a B.A. from Williams College. Author of several widely praised books and publications, she is currently a Florida Poet Laureate and Professor of Classics at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

Sommaire:

A heartwarming memoir of a teacher who inspired her students to dream beyond their circumstances.

Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old, Beginner's Mind transports you to a shipyard town in New England. Experience the transformative power of a loving teacher who opens her students' eyes to all-but-unimaginable dreams and opportunities. This memoir reminds us of the profound impact teachers can have, showcasing daily lessons where standardized curriculum goals are less prized than the immeasurable blossoming of children.

Discover a classroom where art is not just for artists and music is not just for musicians. Beginner's Mind is for anyone seeking inspiration, reliving childhood memories, or understanding the power of unconventional teaching. Prepare to be inspired by a teacher's love combined with the beginner's mind.