Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a

Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World

The New York Times bestselling author of Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire shares his proven methods for creating compassionate children

During twenty-five years of teaching at Hobart Elementary School in inner city Los Angeles, Rafe Esquith has helped thousands of children maxiÂmize their potentialâ€”and became the only teacher in history to receive the president's National Medal of Arts. In Lighting Their Fires, Esquith translates the inspiring methods from Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire for parents. Using lessons framed by a class trip to a Dodgers game, he moves inning by inning through concepts that explain how to teach children to be thoughtful and honorable peopleÂ—as well as successful studentsÂ—and to have fun in the process.
Country USA
Manufacturer Viking
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2009-08-25
UnitCount 2
EANs 9780670021086

Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World