Most Popular Books by Rafe Esquith

An inspiring guide to transforming education for children by an American Teacher Award recipient describes the methods through which he exposes first-generation immigrant students to classic culture, enables them to score in the top one percent on standardized tests, and helps them gain entry into Ivy League universities. 60,000 first printing.

Year after year, Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade students excel. They read passionately, far above their grade level; tackle algebra; and stage Shakespeare so professionally that they often wow the great Shakespearen actor himself, Sir Ian McKellen. Yet Esquith teaches at an L.A. innercity school known as the Jungle, where few of his students speak English at home, and many are from poor or troubled families. What’s his winning recipe? A diet of intensive learning mixed with a lot of kindness and fun. His kids attend class from 6:30 A.M. until well after 4:00 P.M., right through most of their vacations. They take field trips to Europe and Yosemite. They play rock and roll. Mediocrity has no place in their classroom. And the results follow them for life, as they go on to colleges such as Harvard, Princeton, and Stanford. Possessed by a fierce idealism, Esquith works even harder than his students. As an outspoken maverick of public education (his heroes include Huck Finn and Atticus Finch), he admits to significant mistakes and heated fights with administrators and colleagues. We all—teachers, parents, citizens—have much to learn from his candor and uncompromising vision.

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 maxiu00admize their potential—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 people—as well as successful students—and to have fun in the process.

The New York Times–bestselling author and world-renown teacher offers no-nonsense wisdom for teachers of all ages There’s no one teachers trust more to give them classroom advice than Rafe Esquith. After more than thirty years on the job, Esquith still puts in the countless classroom hours familiar to every dedicated educator. But where his New York Times bestseller Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire was food for a teacher’s mind, Real Talk for Real Teachers is food for a teacher’s soul. Esquith candidly tackles the three stages of life for the career teacher and offers encouragement to see them through the difficult early years, advice on mid-career classroom building, and novel ideas for longtime educators. With his trademark mix of humor, practicality, and boundless compassion, Esquith proves the perfect companion for teachers who need a quick pick-me-up, a long heart-to-heart, or just a momentary reminder that they’re not alone.

Traditional Chinese edition of Lighting Their Fires: Raising Extraordinary Children in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World. Rafe Esquith has won multiple honors including the National Medal of Arts and Disney National Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. He has been teaching in the same LA elementary school since 1981. Most of his students come from families that don''t speak English and most live below the poverty line. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.

本书完整收录了雷夫老师的讲演全文, 答问和对话的精彩内容, 旁及各大媒体的深度报道, 一线教师的心得等, 为读者呈现了一个立体的雷夫, 一个堪称教育家的美国杰出教师的形象.

Korean edition of LIGHTING THEIR FIRES: How Parents and Teachers Can Raise Extraordinary Kids in a Mixed-up, Muddled-up, Shook-up World. Author Rafe Esquith has won multiple honors including the National Medal of Arts and Disney National Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award. He has been teaching in the same LA elementary school since 1981. Most of his students come from families that don''t speak English and most live below the poverty line. In Korean. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.