Never too old to teach : how middle-aged wisdom can transform young minds in the classroom / Neil M. Goldman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldman, Neil M., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Special education.

Effective teaching.

First year teachers.

Physical Description:

viii, 327 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, [2009]

Summary:

Never Too Old to Teach is the heartwarming story of a middle-aged man's first year of teaching high school after spending twenty years in a corporate cubicle. Written in a humorous, straightforward style with minimal technical jargon, this book provides richly detailed accounts of events, lessons, and conversations that actually occurred in the author's special education English classroom. Neil M. Goldman's accounts are accompanied by narratives and reflections that give the reader insight into the true nature of teaching high school English to a diverse student body with learning disabilities, covering issues such as maintaining classroom control, effective curriculum development, collaboration with families for positive student outcomes, successfully working with administration, the benefits of teaching in middle age, and establishing student rapport.

Contents:

Introduction

From a corporate cubicle to the Special Ed classroom

The unfair Special Education stigma

The thought

The interview

Knot in my stomach

Chocolate brownies

Masters of brevity

The shampoo bottle

Sleepyhead

Drew, the human spring

Stop harassing my son

The domino effect

Reaching Carl

My mother tore that shit up

The wise enforcer

Leave me be, I'm doing fine

Special Education

a paradox

You don't have the patience to be a teacher

Why are we learning this in English class?

Kyle's observation

You're doing this for free?

Racism, Theresa, and the big-box store

Fairness and equality

The crashing and burning of a group contingency

Worthless piece of shit

No drinks in the classroom

The LBS-I is a good thing

Don't fear the high school

The mysterious kangaroo and his indictment

Student teaching: introduction

A globe

Metal detectors

The perpetual assembly

My mentors

Mentor #1: candy man

Mentor #2: a student's oldest friend

Apologia

The difference between men and women

"Why are you teaching us this shit?"

Don't wish for quiet.

ISBN:

9781578869749

1578869749

9781578869756

1578869757

9781578869763

1578869765

OCLC:

243941631