For the past 35 years, Scott Mandel has been teaching students in an
urban Los Angeles school district. In addition, he instructs teachers in
professional development courses. In those classes, he's known for
telling stories--stories gleaned from his time spent in the classroom.
Classrooms in the Real World is a collection of many of those stories,
presented as a set of teachable moments--a practical how-to book for new
teachers, one based on interacting with kids on a daily basis. Rather
than providing educational theories about what should be, Mandel shares
real-life stories of how to relate to your students, administrators and
parents, along with his thoughts on how to deal with the multiple
curricular and classroom challenges that all teachers face in the real
world. Chapters such as "Kids Don't Care How Much You Know As Long As
They Know You Care," "Take Curricular Chances," "Administrators Want You
To Succeed," "Keeping My Sanity All These Years," and "What Have I
Learned" will give you the reader practical ideas, philosophies and
encouragement from a long-time classroom teacher, someone still in the
classroom sharing the lived experience of teaching in today's school
environment.
Perfect for courses such as: Introduction to Teaching Classroom
Management Student Teaching
