Biography & Autobiography - Educators

This book is a biography of Thomas Arnold, headmaster of Rugby School, who revolutionized the educational system in England in the 19th century. It provides a detailed account of Arnold's life and career, and his contribution to the development of a new educational philosophy...

THIS 32 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great: Teachers, by Elbert Hubbard. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 076610396X.Author: Elbert HubbardISBN-10: 1518668054ISBN-13: 9781518668050Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/18/2015Pages: 28Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.08lbsSize: 8.00h...

A light-hearted and touching memoir of Bill Sherk's 30-plus-year career as a Toronto high school history teacher with a creative flair and passion for his work. Bill Sherk taught history to Toronto high school students for more than thirty years. With his dynamic, creative,...

""Boys and Men: A Story of Life at Yale"" is a captivating memoir by Richard Holbrook, chronicling his experiences as a student at Yale University. The book offers a vivid and detailed account of the challenges, triumphs, and complexities of life at one of...

Adventures in Achievement: President Danforth's Monday Morning Messages is a book written by William H. Danforth. This book is a collection of inspiring and motivational messages that were delivered by the author during his tenure as the President of Washington University in St. Louis....

Can the past truly be recovered, or is our search for it inherently flawed? How do memory and imagination shape our understanding of history and self? What role does place play in the formation and recollection of memory? Qui-Phiet Tran's semi-autobiographical sequel to Marcel...

Emma Violand-S?nchez knew little English when she arrived in Virginia from Bolivia in the summer of 1961 as a high school senior. In the decades that followed, she would lose a husband in Vietnam, raise two children as a single mother, and become a...

From the renowned historian and author of The Death of Woman Wang, a vivid and gripping account of the 16th-century missionary's remarkable sojourn to Ming China In 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought...

This book is a biography of Prof. Ft. Kemper, a notable Christian Educator. The author, James Addison Quarles, delves into the life of this influential figure and provides insights into his work and legacy. Readers interested in Christian education and the history of education...

Horace Mann: His Ideas and Ideals is a biographical work written by Joy Elmer Morgan that explores the life and contributions of Horace Mann, an American educator and politician who played a significant role in the development of public education in the United States....

Tracking Ancient Footsteps celebrates William D. Lipe's five-decade career in Southwestern and conservation archaeology. From the arid expanses of Glen Canyon, the Red Rock Plateau, and Cedar Mesa in Utah, to the relatively lush Dolores Valley and Mesa Verde regions of Colorado, Lipe participated...

History of the Seventh Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War is a book written by H. I. Smith in 1903. The book provides a detailed account of the Seventh Iowa Veteran Volunteer Infantry's participation in the American Civil War. The Seventh Iowa...

A hilarious and heartfelt illustrated memoir of living with specific learning difficulties. In Everything is Going to be K.O., Kaiya Stone writes about her experiences of living with specific learning difficulties: from struggling at school, to being diagnosed with dyslexia and dyspraxia at university,...

Escape to the country with Gervase Phinn's heartwarming tales of life as a school inspector in Yorkshire'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily Telegraph______ What's your name? I asked the child.'Tequila, ' she replied. I'm named after a drink.''Tequila...

It is a great blessing to wake up and want to go to work. It is even a greater blessing when you have a job that utilizes your God given talents daily. Jerry Toups Jr. began his teaching career in the fall of 1990,...

ONLINE DATING FRAUD IS THE LARGEST SCAM IN THE UNITED STATES. It affects men and women. The author was a victim of online dating fraud, losing thousands of dollars to one individual in less than six months. These scammers are professional in the business...

Rae O. Weimer founded the University of Florida's first school of journalism, and within one year of his arrival in Gainesville, the school received accreditation. No longer would Florida's students have to leave the state to pursue dreams of becoming journalists. Just Call Me...

Dick Fehnel worked as higher education consultant for the World Bank, Ford Foundation and the Human Sciences Research Council. He held the positions of acting representative (1998-1999) and programme officer (1993-2000) for the Ford Foundation, Southern Africa, after which he semi-retired to Portland, Oregon,...

Experience a day in the life of a special education teacher.Fresh out of graduate school, Julia Novak Smith hoped to make a difference as an elementary school special education teacher. And after thirty-five years of teaching, she is ready to reflect on her career...

Experience a day in the life of a special education teacher.Fresh out of graduate school, Julia Novak Smith hoped to make a difference as an elementary school special education teacher. And after thirty-five years of teaching, she is ready to reflect on her career...

This book is truly Cav. Francesco Fiorentino's labor of love. It was originally written around 2010 but was abandoned when the author lost his forty-four-year-old daughter to cancer. Thanks to the insistence and inspiration of his twelve grandchildren the rewriting of the book has...

Robert Rosenstone was among the first 'postmodern' historians, and remains one of the most renowned. In this honest, revealing and often funny memoir, he shows us how he got there and why. Adventures of a Postmodern Historian chronicles Rosenstone's research journeys over half a...

A true story of love, loss, and the pioneering fight for women's education in America.Catharine (Kate) Beecher was a crusader for women's education, bestselling author, and unique feminist thinker in the nineteenth century. Yet many today have never even heard of her. Kate's fame...

In any profession, the analogy of sharks and dolphins swimming in the same waters is a metaphor to describe the challenges of leadership. K.R. Miller has served in the field of education at the secondary, middle, and elementary levels. He has been a superintendent,...

Get fantastic value for money with this huge Funny Swear Word Coloring Book These expertly illustrated funny swearing designs will provide hour upon hour of entertainment This swear word coloring book contains 40 single sided coloring pages. This allows you to remove each page...

""The Story of Marquette University"" is a comprehensive historical account of the prestigious Jesuit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Written by Raphael N. Hamilton, the book traces the university's origins from its founding in 1881 as a small Catholic college to its current status...

This book narrates and analyzes the southern tours that Booker T. Washington and his associates undertook in 1908-1912, relating them to Washington's racial philosophy and its impact on the various parts of black society.Author: D. JacksonISBN-10: 0230606520ISBN-13: 9780230606524Publisher: Palgrave MacMillanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2009Pages: 260Format: HardcoverWeight:...

Author: R. Lee WilsonISBN-13: 9798991451512Publisher: Glanderston HouseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68dReview Citation(s): BlueInk Review 12/10/2024

How far would you go to avoid being forced to kill? 90 is the number that, on a cold December night, hijacks a young man's future.The year is 1969; Bruce is 20, and 90 is his draft lottery number. The number that guarantees he'll...

Compositions, A Life: An Autoethnography is the story of Judith Summerfield's life, within the varied worlds in which she has lived. Told by a master storyteller who is also a scholar of narrative and a compelling teacher of writing and literature, the book embraces...

This book is to honor John Wilcox. When you talk to students from Canandaigua Academy you hear word like great, awesome, amazing, the best, respected, down to earth, wonderful, fantastic, great. But, I think the best words that he would like to be used...

An Unexpected Story of Hope and Perseverance... As a young child, it was obvious something was wrong with Michael. He lacked basic motor skills and was unable to follow simple instructions or answer questions. Testing revealed a diagnosis of autism with a low IQ....

"Gitenstein's journey as a stunningly successful pioneer in higher education should give us all great hope." -Freeman A. Hrabowski III, UMBC president emeritus; co-author, The Resilient University and The Empowered UniversityAs public opinion began to sour on higher education, Barbara Gitenstein became president of...

Author: Marysia Tarnopolska WeissISBN-13: 9798990876415Publisher: Marysia WeissLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/24/2024Pages: 188Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d

I was born in Harbin, Manchuria, (later China), in 1938. At the outbreak of the Second World War my mother, sister and I, along with other non-combatants of the Allied countries, were taken by the Japanese to an internment camp in Tokyo where we...

When Augustus De Morgan died in 1871, he was described as 'one of the profoundest mathematicians in the United Kingdom' and even as 'the greatest of our mathematicians'. But he was far more than just a mathematician. Because much of his voluminous written output...

The third volume of Vincent Lenti's history of the Eastman School of Music Nurturing the Love of Music is the third volume of Vincent Lenti's history of the Eastman School of Music, being preceded by For the Enrichment of Community Life: George Eastman and...

The author calls this "a true romance," saying, it's the part of her personal history she, being superstitious, was almost afraid to write. She'd grown up accustomed to bad luck, but had - by accident or miracle - survived her own circumstances: being orphaned,...

This volume highlights the career of Historian Thomas G. Alexander. Four essayists honor his work and contribution to the field of Western History. These essays were first presented at a Western Historical Society annual meeting.Author: Jay H. BuckleyISBN-10: 0998696056ISBN-13: 9780998696058Publisher: Brigham Young University Charles...

Travel with veteran teacher Susan Smith as she acquires and develops leadership skills while working in a wide range of situations and cultures. Starting as an introverted child in a White suburban Pittsburgh neighborhood, she grew to love languages and exploring diverse lifestyles through...

In his interdisciplinary memoir, Gerald Gutek applies history and philosophy of education to educational biography. The author was guided by his focusing goals of exploring his path to becoming an educational biographer and working generalizations with his colleagues in the field. Gutek's narrative begins...

Thought-provoking, witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing issues of our times, this sharp analysis of racism in education is also a vision for how to do better by all our students.Author: Jeffrey BoakyeISBN-10: 1529063752ISBN-13: 9781529063752Publisher: Picador USALanguage: EnglishPublished:...

With Amber's Mom: Lessons Learned, Susan Bobbitt-Voth candidly shares her own story as the parent of a child with a disability as well as a professional in the field of special education. Each chapter begins with vignettes from that year of Amber's life, followed...

Reveals a deeper understanding of one of the world's most beloved spiritual teachers.Author: Michael O'LaughlinISBN-10: 1570755612ISBN-13: 9781570755613Publisher: Orbis BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/03/2004Pages: 197Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.28h x 5.40w x 0.56dReview Citation(s): Commonweal 06/03/2005 pg. 31Publishers Weekly 08/30/2004 pg. 51

I'd Like to Apologize to Every Teacher I Ever Had is television, screen and stage star Tony Danza's absorbing account of a year spent teaching tenth-grade English at Northeast High -- Philadelphia's largest high school with 3600 students. Entering Northeast's crowded halls in September...

Bruce Benson was a man in a hurry. Born on the Fourth of July, he drew on a fierce work ethic learned on a World War II-era farm outside Chicago to propel him through his eventful and remarkable life. He overcame an early family...

The Blackness Continues: One Man's Ongoing Mission for Equitable Education is a thought-provoking continuation of Peter E. Carter's journey through the triumphs and trials of a Black man dedicated to educational equity. Following his retirement in 2004, Carter remained a powerful advocate, serving as...

Horatio Alger wrote in the nineteenth century about impoverished boys rising from humble backgrounds to lives of achievement through hard work, determination, courage, and honesty. Alger should have met John Volken. He would have loved him, as many of us do.John's story begins as...

This book was written as a diary to describe many of the experiences Henson had as a teacher for over 35 years in Baltimore public schools. The stories range from the humorous to the tragic.Author: Madora Louise HensonISBN-10: 1588205479ISBN-13: 9781588205476Publisher: 1st Book LibraryLanguage: EnglishPublished:...

Are you a resilient dreamer, too? In this gripping memoir of resilience and roots, Hofstra University's first female chair of its math department, Marysia Tarnopolska Weiss, tells the inspiring story of her migration to America following post-World War II, communist-ruled Poland and Stalin's era.Author:...