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Paperback The Energy to Teach Book

ISBN: 0325003262

ISBN13: 9780325003269

The Energy to Teach

Over the course of a year you and thousands of other teachers will spend countless hours with children and experience the full range of emotion associated with parenting. Every day you will be second-guessed by parents, administrators, and pundits who have never taught. Standardized tests will be mandated that try to govern the teaching transactions you make with children.

It's no wonder that many teachers these days are feeling drained and it's no surprise that Don Graves is ready to offer his uncommon insight, unwavering support, and unbounded hope for the future. "The idea for The Energy to Teach," Don relates, "began with the startling contrast I noted between much of the fatigue in the profession and the promised energy in curriculum." This led to eighteen months of extensive interviews, with educators and others across the country, beginning with the questions: What gives you energy, what takes energy away, and what, for you, is a waste of time?

Based on these interviewsplus Don's extensive experience as a teacher and researcherThe Energy to Teach offers groundbreaking insight on how highly effective teachers deal with emotional demands, and how they gain help and support from their colleagues and administrators. It explains what gives them energy, how they handle energy-draining situations, and how they cope with this never-ending emotional roller coaster.

What's more, Don offers proven-effective techniques. You'll discover how to find out exactly when energy is added, expended, or wasted; conserve more energy; build energy with colleagues; induce an energy surge when it's urgently needed; transform energy-draining situations into energy-giving events; and much more. Just as important, you'll find comfort and encouragement from someone who for two decades has served as a wise and compassionate mentor to thousands of educators.

To learn more about Donald Graves, visit www.donaldgraves.org.

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truthful

This was a very truthful and enlightening text. It served me well in my Educational seminar class.

If you are a teacher, read it.

This book was one of the most important of my teaching career. We hear all the time about the incredible number of people leaving our profession because of burn-out. In this book, Graves takes a look at the actions teachers can take to help maintain and increase the intellectual energy required to be a successful teacher. An excellent resource.

energy

The book had many great ideas to help teachers meet the needs of their students while increasing their own energy level. However, I think it went a little over board on the interviews.
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