This book is composed of many short essays which can be read separately; however, read together these commentaries form a compelling exploration of how and why teachers should obey laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations, yet should do much more.
This book is composed of many short essays which can be read separately; however, read together these commentaries form a compelling exploration of how and why teachers should obey laws, regulations, policies, and contractual obligations, yet should do much more.
Keen Babbage has thirty years of experience in middle school and high school education as a teacher and as a school administrator. He has also taught college and graduate school classes.
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Preface Introduction Chapter 1 - Purpose as Guidance Chapter 2 - Stop the Nonsense Chapter 3 - Why Teach? Chapter 4 - Protect Instruction Chapter 5 - Build Responsibility Chapter 6 - Challenge Education Reform Chapter 7 - Communicate with Teachers Chapter 8 - Communicate with Administrators Chapter 9 - Keeping Promises Chapter 10 - Self Honesty Chapter 11 - Pure Law Chapter 12 - Great Examples Chapter 13 - Real People Chapter 14 - Know When Chapter 15 - Mandatory Teaching Chapter 16 - Seek Wise Counsel Chapter 17 - Getting More Chapter 18 - Good News Chapter 19 - Self Preservation Chapter 20 - The Dictatorship of Data Chapter 21 - Teacher or Administrator? Chapter 22 - Keep Learning Chapter 23 - It is Personal Chapter 24 - Credit or Discredit? Chapter 25 - Beyond a Job Chapter 26 - Keeping Promises Chapter 27 - Diligent Excellence Chapter 28 - Increasing Complexity Chapter 29 - Not Alone Chapter 30 - Enough? Epilogue - Your Conscience Speaks To You About the Author
