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What teaching teen moms taught me : lessons from a high school classroom / Janice Airhart ; edited by Janise Hurtig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hurtig, Janise, author.
- Series:
- Gender Studies, Education Studies (Lived Places Publishing)
- Education Studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teachers--Training of.
- Teachers.
- Teenage mothers--Education--Oklahoma.
- Teenage mothers.
- Pregnant students--Education--Oklahoma.
- Pregnant students.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 pages) : illustrations
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Lived Places Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- Transforms the challenges of teaching teen moms into rewarding experiences with creativity and humility.
- Contents:
- FrontCover
- Half-Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Information
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Learning objectives
- Part I 2007: Change
- Part I Introduction: My entry into the teaching profession
- 1 The stakes: Challenges facing teen moms
- 2 Teen pregnancy by the numbers*
- 3 Birthday girl: A new career at 55
- 4 Mission accepted: Meeting a significant community need
- 5 Anatomical position: Face forward, confidently
- Part II 2007-2015: Learn
- Part II Introduction: Importance of remaining open to change and to learning
- 6 Scientific method: Failure is an excellent teacher
- 7 Atomic principles: Students can be teachers too
- 8 Divided: Take risks but know your limits
- 9 Skeletal system: Schools provide valuable support systems for students
- 10 Life cycles: Prepare students to move independently into the world
- 11 Nomenclature: Learn correct names, then use them
- 12 DNA extraction lab: Find what works and repeat as necessary
- 13 Dissecting food chains: Preview all class materials thoroughly before presenting them to students
- 14 Magic city: Lessons shaped by passions or convictions often have a greater emotional impact
- 15 End of instruction: Honest concern for students' welfare is key to their academic success
- 16 Technophilia: Don't place too much faith in structures alone
- technology is a means to an end
- 17 Controlled variables: Recognize biases and work to overcome them
- 18 Momentum: Newton's Second Law: Don't underestimate students' abilities
- 19 Bernoulli's Principle: All students can learn if they're given enough encouragement
- 20 Tectonic shifts: Meeting students where they are promotes trust
- 21 When women do better: We all do better when women do better
- 22 Eight years: Humility and empathy are a teacher's most powerful assets.
- Part III 2015-2024: Grow
- Part III Introduction: Leaving the high school classroom
- Lessons from teen moms
- 23 Philosophically speaking: An evolving view of educational philosophy
- 24 Getting social: Following students beyond the classroom
- 25 Subject to change: Maintain curiosity and an open mind
- Recommended projects and discussions
- References
- Recommended further reading
- About the author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: What teaching teen moms taught me : lessons from a high school classroom.
- ISBN:
- 9781917566025
- 1917566026
- 9781917566018
- 1917566018
- OCLC:
- 1507463731
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