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Philadelphia: David McKay Company, 1920. 222 pages with index in this small maroon covered volume, little soil to back. Tanned pages with some black and white illustrations in very good condition. Bumped and lightly worn corners. From title page: "Every educated and well-bred citizen of the U.S. should master the thirty lesson French course contained in this book and when he has done so, he will have a thorough foundation knowledge of the French language." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Buckram. Very Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1966. Reddish cloth with bright gilt titles on spine. 241 glossy pages with black and white illustrations and photographs. Edgewear; tiny nick to bottom of front cover; one worn corner and tiny blemish on front cover. Foreward by Edgar A. Doll. Contents include: Introduction to Functional Teaching; Teaching Motor Activities; Advanced Perceptual Training; Motor-Perceptual Integration; Initial Perceptual Training, more. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2000. Stated First Edition with full number line 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 196 bright, white pages From jacket: "Compared to children from other industrialized countries, our nation's children are scholastic underachievers. But in our quest to keep our children "well-rounded" we leave little time for homework and other activities considered by many to be an important part of their education. It's obvious - our notoriousness about promoting a child's positive self-esteem seems to contradict what is needed to achieve academic excellence. It is too late to get our kids back on track?... (This book) reveals that those parents who advocate for reduced homework loads, stress-free schoolwork, and an increase in extracurricular activities are actually doing children a great disservice...(the author) shows how to set priorities and help children develop traits of persistence, diligence, and the ability to delay gratification."… Leer más

Needham, Massachusetts: The Albert E. Treischman Center, 1994. 145 bright, white pages in very good condition with only slight shelf wear noted. This book is (from cover) "about: sexual and physical abuse, residential treatment, foster care, family unification, and much more." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1958. Kelly green cloth with gilt and black titles and decorations. Bumped corners and head and heel of spine. 263 pages loaded with equations. Includes ephemera: tucked inside book is publisher's card: this book "designed to save class time normally devoted to teaching techniques and solutions and to permit swifter development of theory." Geared toward college professors. Thanks for shopping with us! 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2011. Edited by Jennifer M. Shephard, Stephen M. Kosslyn & Evelynn M. Hammonds 8vo size trade paperback; 366 bright, white pages with some black and white drawings. From back: "... a collection of essays sampling topics at the forefront of academia in the twenty-first century. Written by faculty members at the cutting edge of their fields including such luminaries as Steven Parker, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, and Harry R. Lewis, these essays offer a clear and accessible overview of disciplines that are shaping the culture, and even the world." Covers are unique to Uncorrected Proof. Back cover provides some very brief information on the published book. This proof does not contain the illustrations stated to appear in the first edition. A sticker on fep also contains the same information about the proof and first edition. Edgewear; two creased tips, light crease to front cover. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property… Leer más

Cambridge, MA: Harvard Educational Review, 1969. 147 pages with black and white photographs and a couple of blueprints. Contents include: Listening to Architecture; How/Why to Build School Buildings; Those Places They Call Schools; The Montessori Primary School in Delft Holland; Liberated Zone: An Evolving Learning Space, more. Some vintage ads in back of book. Much wear and tear to covers including a water stain on cover and on top of first 20 or so pages. Half inch tear to top of exterior spine and first few pages. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Soft Cover. Reading Copy/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1971. Stated First Printing 1971 8vo hardcover with dust jacket; 352 pages A vintage look at high school - From jacket: "What are high schools like, why are they like that, and how might they be? These are the questions addressed in this book. School reformers... probe the situation of youth and the real function of secondary education. Then students and teachers angrily tell what it's like to attend high school today." Contributors include: Edgar Z. Friedenberg Theodore Roszak Daniel Hauben Norman Soloman Alice de Rivera Henry Resnik Mamadou Lumumba Jonathan Kozol Bumped head and heel of spine, edgewear, wear to jacket which includes several small tears. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . First. Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Wellesley, Massachusetts: Kodaly Center of America, 1993. 8vo size trade paperback; 249 heavyweight, glossy pages with a few black and white photographs. Photo illustrated covers. First Edition with full numberline. Book is divided into sections with multiple chapters for each section: Developing the Kodaly Concept in the United States: A Personal Account The Kodaly Philosophy Kodaly and Human Values Controversies Surround the Kodaly Concept The Kodaly-Trained Teacher: "Trained Ears, Mind, Heart and Hands" From back: "For (author) Denise Bacon - teacher, pianist, composer...life changed dramatically as a result of meeting Zoltan Kodaly and spending the 1967-68 academic year in Hungary. Following a year of intensive study and investigation, she renounced her secure position as head of music in a well-known girl's private school and committed her energies to adapting and disseminating Kodaly's ideas on music education in this country. (The author is the) founder and director… Leer más

Massachusetts Department of Educationq, 1937. 8vo size blue clothbound (looks like silk) hardcover with bright gilt titles on front cover; 202 pages with some black and white illustrations. Horace Mann (1796 - 1859) was an American educator, educational reformer and later politician. He advocated and reformed Common (public) Schools and Normal Schools and his reforms were adopted nationwide. Contents include:. Proclamation Legislative Act Creating the Massachusetts Board of Education Letter of Acceptance of Secretaryship Biography Quotations Suggestive Ways for Observances to be Adapted for Common Schools, High Schools, Teachers Colleges, and Citizen Groups Pageants Radio Programs Outline of the Life of Horace Mann Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine. There is some soil and a few scratches on cover. Pages are tanned with more darkly tanned borders. . Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

California: Corwin Press, 1992. 228 bright, white unmarked pages with only light wear to covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Madison, WI: Atwood Publishing, 2001. 184 pages. From back: "A fun and reinforcing guide full of great stories and coaching wisdom. (The author's) insights will help new and seasoned student affairs professionals face the myriad of changes and challenges confronting all of us today. - Marsha Herman-Betzen" Edgewear and moderate wear to covers, light yellow stain on back cover and the lamination film on back cover is peeling on the bottom back edge, curl to tips of cover and some pages. There are no markings within the text. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York: Harper & Brothers, 1954. 174 clean, unmarked pages with slight wear to bottom and some wear and soil to dust jacket. Small chip on bottom fold front. Light soil to outside pages. Foreward by Jessie Stanton. From jacket: ..."this book illustrates the process of early learning and the effective use of educational techniques and guidance in specific living situations. Describing day-by-day activities in an actual nursery school classroom...small children...can learn and mature - in mastering skills, in social relationships, and in creativity...". Cloth. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Reston, Virgina: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1998. 148 bright, white pages with only minor edgewear to covers. Contents include: What does it mean to implement the NCTM standards?; What supports teachers as they change they practice?; What roles does assessment play in mathematics education reform?; What leadership models are successful in reform efforts?; more. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Corwin Press, 2005. 8vo size trade paperback; 100 bright, white pages From back: "Brain research tells us that adolescents are hard-wired to look for novelty and opportunities for social interaction. Use this to your advantage in the classroom... When used correctly, experimental games help you: connect to curricular themes activate the multiple intelligences teach critical thinking and analytical skills increase student participation motive all types of learners provide authentic assessment" Edgewear, light wear to covers. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and lifelong learning.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Texas: Ambassador College 29-page stapled binding with stiff card covers and bright pages. Few words written on title page and crease on front cover. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Stapled. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Milton, Massachusetts: Milton Academy, 1948. Blue cloth with bright gilt titles on front cover. 185 pages. Contents include: Founding of the Academy Harrison Otis Apthorp World War I Expansion World War II Addresses from: Sir Richard Livingstone; William G. Saltonstall; Dean Millicent Carey McIntosh; Provost Elliott Dunlap Smith and Walter Lippmann. Edgewear, bumped head and heel of spine, spine is lightly sunned. There is a stain on front cover which is probable water damage, some small spots on back cover and a small waterstain on bottom of the book near spine. Endpapers are lightly tanned. Pages 21-27 and 89 have some light stains in the margin and there is a tiny spot on outside pages. There is a small tacky area on fep where sticker was removed.. Cloth. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Private Press.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1985. First Edition with full numberline 8vo size hardcover with dust jacket; 327 pages including index From dust jacket: "(The author) challenges the facade of scientific infallibility the (Education Testing Service or ETS) company has erected between itself and the public. He documents numerous defects in the conception, construction, scoring, and interpretation of the SAT and reveals that most colleges requiring the tests don't even use them. And although ETS claims that the test takers cannot be coached, (the author) tells which coaching systems can raise scores significantly and which are worthless. His book also provides information to help students raise their scores substantially." Jacket has edgewear and moderate wear including a crease to inside back fold. Head and heel of spine are bumped and there appear to be light fingermarks on outside pages and on top of book and a stray ink mark on bottom. . First. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over… Leer más

Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1990. 208 pages with index and great condition; bookstore' s price stamp on fep. From back: "...a book for classroom teachers who have been frustrated by their students' inabilty to respond critically to literature...offers a flexible model of a collaborative, interactive classroom.." Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. . Soft Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 2013. Foreword by Paula Kluth 4to size trade paperback; 128 pages including index with a few black and white cartoons From back: "What does a great paraprofessional need to know and do? provide skillful and subtle support resolve challenging behavior in gentle and positive ways Facilitate peer support and friendships partner with teachers, SLPs, families and other members of the educational team" Moderate wear to covers. . Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.