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"One of the world's top experts on education delivers an uplifting memoir on his own personal failures and successes as he sought to become a good learner and teacher. Tony Wagner is an eminent education specialist: he's taught at Harvard and MIT; done significant work for the Gates Foundation; and speaks across the country and all over the world. But before he found his success, Tony was kicked out of middle school, expelled from high school, and...
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"Dr. Jill Biden is a busy woman! She's a mother and a grandmother. She's a teacher. She's also the wife of Joseph R. Biden Jr.--the 46th president of the United States. That makes her the First Lady. Throughout U.S. history, the First Lady has often chosen different causes to support and initiatives, or plans to help people, to lead. Jill Biden is no different. As First Lady, she helps military families and calls attention to the importance of education....
50) Ricardo's race
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Recounts, in Spanish and in English, the story of Ricardo Romo, a Hispanic-American All-American athlete and scholar who became, among other things, a U.S. representative to the United Nations, and the president of University of Texas at San Antonio.
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"Buzbee looks back over a lifetime of experiences in schools and classrooms, from kindergarten to college and beyond. He offers ... histories of the key ideas informing educational practice over the centuries, which have shaped everything from class size to the layout of desks and chairs. Buzbee ... weaves his own biography into this overview, approaching his subject as a student, a father, and a teacher"--Amazon.com.
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Empak "Black history" publication volume 10
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Profiles the lives and achievements of twelve black Americans who became renowned teachers.
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