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Aronson, Elliot, NOBODY LEFT TO HATE: TEACHING COMPASSION AFTER COLUMBINE, Worth Publishers, NYC, 2000 - The author brings to bear the power of social psychology to offer a road map for changing the social environment of the school from competition to cooperation. He argues that the negative atmosphere in our schools played a major role in school shootings. This social psychologist offers practical strategies for creating a more supportive, stimulating and compassionate environment in our schools. Hard cover. 5 x7 192 pages
Aversa and Mancall, MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE SEARCH
SERVICES IN SCHOOLS, ABC-Clio, 1989--A sourcebook to facilitate the
management of online bibliographic services in schools, covers development and
management, planning an online environment, and more.
175 pages
Ballard, Robert D., EXPLORER,--Recreates five exciting expeditions to the ocean floor on board the bathyscape Alvin and other deep-sea craft. For grade-schoolers. 12 pages 4 copies.
Berg, Adriane G. and Bochner, Arthur Berg, THE TOTALLY AWESOME BUSINESS BOOK FOR KIDS, Newmarket Press, New York,1995, For 10 to 17 year olds, fun and fact filled guide includes quizzes, cartoons and stories and all the information you need to know about starting up a business, how much money you can make from it and the steps to do the work. 159 pages
Berg, Adriane, G., THE TOTALLY AWESOME MONEY BOOK FOR KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS, Newmarket Press, New York,1993, Answers questions about the meaning of money and how to make, spend it, save it, and invest it. Includes quizzes, riddles, forms, stories, and drawings about the basics of saving, investing, borrowing, working and taxes. 146 pages
Blum, Laurie; FREE MONEY FROM COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES, Henry Holt
and Company, Inc., New York, 1993- A guide to finding scholarship sources, how
to navigate the bureaucratic maze of institutional departments and family
foundations.
162 pages
Boyer, Ernest L., THE BASIC SCHOOL: A COMMUNITY FOR LEARNING, Princeton, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 1995--A report to explore significant issues in education. 194 pages
Bromwich, David, POLITICS BY OTHER MEANS, Yale--An eloquent look at the curriculum war in higher education, between proponents of multi-culturalism and the ideologues of the far right. Highlights how each side is less concerned with education than with indoctrinating students.257 pages
Cassidy, Daniel J., THE SCHOLARSHIP BOOK: The Complete Guide to Private-Sector Scholarships, Grants, and Loans for Undergraduates, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1996, Lists some 50,000 private-sector scholarships, grants, loans and prizes available to undergraduates, tells where to apply, how to determine if you qualify, and how to write a winning application. 356 pages
Constitutional Rights Foundation, ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP TODAY: HANDBOOK FOR HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS, 1994--Skills to help your community today and help you in your life as a citizen of a democratic society. 186 pages
Cooper, David J., IMPROVED READING COMPREHENSION, Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1986--Provides elementary school teachers with effective tools and innovative ideas to teach reading comprehension. 394 pages
Damon William, GREATER EXPECTATIONS: OVERCOMING THE CULTURE OF INDULGENCE IN AMERICA'S HOMES AND SCHOOLS, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1995, A leading expert on moral development shows what we can do about the current moral crisis affecting our children. The author presents a program that reintroduces intellectual rigor in education, capitalizes on children's native moral virtues and stems the tide of moral relativism that now dominates our schools.
Forte, Imogene, TEACHERS’ TREASURY OF IDEAS, ACTIVITIES & PROJECTS TO PERK UP PRIMARY PROGRAMS, Incentive Publications, Nashville, Tennessee, 1990, Chock full of aids for teachers, including letters and banners for bulletin boards, activity headings, information lists, awards, motivators and recommendations for creative classroom fun. Illustrated, 160 pages
Gauld, Joseph W., CHARACTER FIRST: THE HYDE SCHOOL DIFFERENCE, Contemporary Pub., Looks at the Hyde School in Bath, Maine. 179 pages
Goldman, Gary and Newman, Jay B., EMPOWERING STUDENTS TO TRANSFORM SCHOOLS, Corwin Press, Thousand Oaks, California, 1998, Building with years of work with students in inner city, big city, suburband and rural schools, the authors have given students, parents, and educators a multi-purpose tool for change. The authors emphasize acknowledging and celebrating students’ strengths rather than addressing their problems
Greene, Lawrence J., 1001 WAYS TO IMPROVE YOUR CHILD'S SCHOOLWORK, Dell Paperbound Pub.--Strategies to remove the barriers that impede a child's learning progress, including symptoms of learning problems and disabilities and understanding diagnostic test results. 345 pages
Garbarino, James, Ph.D., LOST BOYS: WHY OUR SONS TURN VIOLENT AND HOW WE CAN SAVE THEM, The Free Press (Simon & Schuster) New York, 1999, The author takes the reader into a dark world where some young children grow up to become killers. Garbarino gives us insight into how we might learn from the sorrows of these young lives, to help parents, educators, and policymakers prevent other children from succumbing to the deadly social environment that led these boys astray. 274 pages
Helper, Susan; Huck, Charlotte; Hickman, Janet; CHILDREN'S LITERATURE IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989--Purpose of book is to help each reader develop a frame of reference about children's literature, discovering favorite books of children at various developmental levels, knowing the quality of writing and illustrating of many writers and artists, building a personal list of favorite books to recommend to and share with children. 753 pages
Hersch, Patricia, A TRIBE APART; A JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF AMERICAN ADOLESCENCE, Ballantine Publishing Group (Random House) New York, 1998, A fly-on-the-wall chronicle of teenage life today. An insightful and honest look at today’s adolescents. 391 pages
Hopkins, Lee Bennett, LET THEM BE THEMSELVES, Harper Collins, 1992--Offers projects to help introduce children to literature, ideas for teaching writing and speaking, ways of using (and expanding) school libraries, and hundreds of other suggestions for elementary school teachers. 212 pages
Howe II, Harold, THINKING ABOUT OUR KIDS: AN AGENDA FOR AMERICAN EDUCATION, Free Press, New York, 1993, Demonstrates that families and communities are as important as schools in the education of our children; challenges the usefulness and validity of the major government-sponsored studies of school reform in the past decade. Argues for new approaches to financing schools and challenges political leaders and citizens to realize that a child's chances of receiving a good education still depend largely on where the student lives. 224 pages
Israeloff, Roberta, LOST AND FOUND: A WOMAN REVISITS EIGHTH GRADE, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996, A guide back through the memories of being a twelve-year-old girl. Gives us insight into the trials of the bewildered but courageous pubertal girl emerging into adolescence. 256 pages
Johnson, Katie, DOING WORDS, H. M. Pub--For teachers and parents, presents her breakthrough method that uses the creative power of children's personal images to teach them reading and writing. Photos. 257 pages
Johnson, Louanne, SCHOOL IS NOT A FOUR-LETTER WORD, Hyperion Books, NYC 1997- How to help your child make the grade. This book counsels parents on how to talk to teachers about problems, how to help with homework She gives parents insight on how to learn your child’s learning style.
Kobrin, David, IN THERE WITH THE KIDS, H. M. Pub--An invaluable tool for new and veteran teachers, recreates authentic classroom situations to show how teachers use teaching theory to respond to the unique challenges of the real-world classroom. 256 pages
Kalergis, Mary Motley (Foreward by Shepard, Sam) SEEN
AND HEARD: TEENAGERS TALK ABOUT THEIR LIVES, Srewart, Tabori & Chabg,
New York, NY, 1998- This book brings the reader face to face with 51 American
teens. In candid interviews these teens express their feelings, frustrations,
hopes and desires. The resulting profiles define what it means to be a
teenager in today's world. 72 professional photos Hard cover 10 x 11, 128
pages
Kilpatrick, William K., WHY JOHNNY CAN'T TELL RIGHT FROM WRONG: AND WHAT WE
CAN DO ABOUT IT, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1992. A hard-hitting and
controversial account of why programs designed to deal with teen pregnancy, drug
abuse, suicide and violence have failed, points a finger at schools and parents
and the the abandonment of moral teachings. Provides a list of 120 titles of
inspirational reading for children and young adults. 366 pages
Kutner, Lawrence, PhD, MAKING SENSE OF YOUR TEENAGER, Morrow, New York, 1997, Columnist from Parents Magazine gives helpful advice to help you understand your teenager including advice about dating, friends, grades, handling money, work, school and preparing for college and a career. 224 pages
Leeds, Dorothy, SMART QUESTIONS TO ASK ABOUT YOUR CHILDREN’S EDUCATION: A GUIDE TO MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS FROM PRESCHOOL TO COLLEGE, Harper Collins, NYC, 1994 - Whether you’re considering kindergartens or high schools, here are all the tools you need to get the information that will allow you to make the best possible choice for your children’s educational future. Soft cover 190 pages.
Macrorie, Ken, TWENTY TEACHERS, Oxford--Profiles of teachers whose students do consistently brilliant and meaningful work in varied subjects at all levels of education, reveals a similarity in the beliefs, methods and attitudes of the educators--putting choice and responsibility in the hands of the students. 250 pages
Marquis & Sachs, I AM A TEACHER: A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA'S TEACHERS, Paperbound Pub--Speaks candidly of their passionate commitment to teaching, the wonder they feel as children learn, and about the problems facing today's educational system. 70 duotone photos.125 pages
Martz, Larry, MAKING SCHOOLS BETTER, Times--Ideas for taking action in your local community to improve the public schools showcases successful approaches across the country and provides a listing of funding sources and resource banks. 270 pages
McWhorter, Kathleen T., ACADEMIC READING, Harper Collins, Textbook-- reviews comprehension, vocabulary skills and reading strategies using current methodologies including active reading, meta-comprehension and writing as learning. 432 pages
National Dissemination Study Group, EDUCATION PROGRAMS THAT WORK: Edition 16, Sporis West Inc., 1990---A catalog of exemplary educational programs. The National Diffusion Network is dedicated to helping local school districts, private schools, intermediate service agencies, state departments of education and post-secondary institutions in their efforts to improve educational opportunities and achievement for all. 200 pages
Porter, Rosalie Pedalino; FORKED TONGUE: THE POLITICS OF BILINGUAL EDUCATION, Basic Books, 1990- An insider with firsthand experience looks at the realities and failures of bilingual education. soft cover 85 pages
Pratt, Jane and Pryor, Kelli, FOR REAL: THE UNCENSORED TRUTH ABOUT AMERICA’S TEENAGERS, Hyperion, NYC, 1990- The founding editor of “Sassy” magazine takes an unflinching and surprising look at the real lives of America’s teenagers. Soft Cover 317 pages.
Rottenberg, Annette T., ELEMENTS OF ARGUMENT, New York, St. Martin's Press, 1985
Ryan, Carol and Sline, Paula, HOW TO GET THE BEST PUBLIC SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR YOUR CHILD, New York, Walker & Co., 1991--A guide for parents. Reveals the truth about test scores, and the dangers of accelerated early-learning programs. Shows how to choose a quality school by its ability to instruct and enrich the whole child. 188 pages
Sachar, Emily, SHUT UP AND LET THE LADY TEACH: A TEACHERS YEAR IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL, New York, Poseidon Press, 1991--Shows how schools, teachers, the bureucracy and the larger society relate to each other and how they relate to children. Written by a prize-winning education reporter who spent a year teaching eighth grade in an economically disadvantaged crime ridden inner-city school. 328 pages
Seeley David S., EDUCATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIP, American Enterprise Inst, 1985--Examines structural flaws of the public educational system and proposes a new framework based upon community involvement where families, students, and teachers share responsibility for improving the educational experience. soft cover 310 pages
Sigel, Quirk, Whitestone and Soble, CRISIS! THE TAXPAYER REVOLT AND YOUR KIDS' SCHOOLS, Knowledge Industry Publications, 1978--State by state recap of tax reduction proposals around the country and their effect on school operations. Statistics of state tax and school budgets and statements by educators and national leaders. soft cover 130 pages
Sizer, Theodore R., HORACE'S SCHOOL: REDESIGNING THE AMERICAN, Houghton Mifflin, 1992--Journeys into schools across the country in an attempt to formulate what it means to be well-educated in America and to explore how education should be disseminated. hard cover 238 pages
Steinberg, Laurence, BEYOND THE CLASSROOM: WHY SCHOOL REFORM HAS FAILED AND WHAT PARENTS NEED TO DO, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1996, Based on a comprehensive national study of high school students, Steinberg explains that it is parents and peers, not teachers, who have the greatest influence over a student's classroom performance. hard cover 220 pages
Stevenson, H.W. & Stigler, J.W., THE LEARNING GAP, Summit--Points out some of the greatest failings of American elementary schools and compares our educational practices with those in Japan, China and Taiwan to show where we are going wrong. 236 pages
Walker, B.A. & M. Mehr, THE COURAGE TO ACHIEVE, Simon & Schuster, NYC 1992-Based on the first and only study ever done on academically gifted women and their life patterns of achievement. It is a blueprint for reaching one's maximum potential. Hard cover 202 pages including index
White, Mary Alice and Duker, Jan; EDUCATION; A CONCEPTUAL AND EMPIRICAL APPROACH, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973--Shows readers how to think analytically about models of education and their goals, how schools attempt to reach them and how goals are related to the characteristics of the characteristics of the socieity that established the schools. Helps the reader identify and evaluate the evidence in debates about education. Hard cover 360 pages
Wright, Larry, BETTER REASONING: TECHNIQUES FOR HANDLING ARGUMENT, EVIDENCE AND ABSTRACTION, Fort Worth, Holt, Rinehart and Winston,Inc., 1982--Discusses strategies to bring powerful skills to bear on a surprisingly broad range of topics and issues in a practically useful way. 315 pages