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The New School: How the Information Age Will Save American Education from Itself
Glenn H Reynolds · Encounter Books Pages: 121 Format: Hardcover |
Economist Herb Stein famously said that something that can't go on forever, won't. For decades now, America has been investing ever-growing fortunes into its K-12 education system in exchange for steadily worse results. Public schools haven't changed much from the late 19th... |
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Starting & Building a Nonprofit: A Practical Guide
Peri Pakroo · NOLO; Fifth Edition edition |
Start a nonprofit and keep it running with this practical guideRescue a school library. Preserve an endangered species. Support the arts. Whatever it is you want to do to give back to your community, Starting & Building a Nonprofit provides the kick start you need.Filled with user-friendly... |
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Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference
Lisa Guerin · NOLO; First Edition edition |
Employment law A to Z in one easy-to-use desk reference If you're a human resources professional, it's important that you have quick access to the information you need to do your job. Enter Nolo's latest quick reference guide, Employment Law: The Essential HR Desk Reference,... |
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Reading in the Wild: The Book Whisperer's Keys to Cultivating Lifelong Reading Habits
Donalyn Miller · Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John Pages: 273 Format: Paperback |
In Reading in the Wild, reading expert Donalyn Miller continues the conversation that began in her bestselling book, The Book Whisperer. While The Book Whisperer revealed the secrets of getting students to love reading, Reading in the Wild, written with reading teacher Susan Kelley, describes... |
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Making Cheese: Make Your Own Traditional Artisan Cheese, Butter and Yoghurt
Susan Ogilvy · Batsford; Revised edition Format: Hardcover |
Create artisanal cheeses - right at home! Susan Ogilvy's detailed instructions and line drawings take you through the process, so you can easily produce delicious fresh milk cheese; cream cheese; traditional soft cheeses like Colwick and Cambridge; a small Cheshire, and more. This wonderful... |
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59 Reasons to Write: Mini-Lessons, Prompts, and Inspiration for Teachers
Kate Messner · Stenhouse Publishers Pages: 216 Format: Paperback |
In order to teach writing effectively, teachers must be writers themselves. They must experience the same uncertainty of starting a new draft and then struggling to revise. As they learn to move past the fear of failure, they discover the nervous rush and exhilaration of sharing work with... |
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Romance Authors: A Research Guide
Sarah E. Sheehan · Libraries Unlimited |
Romance is the Rodney Dangerfield of popular fiction genres. Neither the readers nor the writers receive much respect, yet the genre remains astoundingly popular. Romance Authors: A Research Guide provides a starting place for librarians, student researchers, and fans who wish to find out more... |
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Burning the Page: The eBook Revolution and the Future of Reading
Jason Merkoski · Sourcebooks |
A groundbreaking vision on the future of reading, from an early innovator on Amazon's Kindle team. Is digital the death knell for print? Or will it reinvigorate the written word? What will happen to bookstores, book browsing, libraries,... |
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