Lighting Their Fires
How Parents and Teachers Can Raise Extraordinary Kids in a Mixed-Up, Muddled-Up, Shook-Up World
$34.63
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2010
Summary
The New York Times bestselling author of Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire shares his proven methods for creating compassionate childrenDuring twenty-five years of teaching at Hobart Elementary School in inner city Los Angeles, Rafe Esquith has helped thousands of children maxi-mize 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 pare…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143117667 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143117661 |
| Author: | Rafe Esquith |
| Publisher: | J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S. |
| Imprint: | J.P.Tarcher,U.S./Perigee Bks.,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2010 |
| Weight: | 159g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 147mm |
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About The Author
Rafe Esquith
Rafe Esquith has taught at Hobart Elementary School for twenty-two years. He is the only teacher in history to receive the National Medal of Arts. He has also been made a Member of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth. His many other honors include the American Teacher Award, Parents magazine’s As You Grow Award, Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life Award, and the Compassion in Action Award from the Dalai Lama. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Barbara Tong. Read CBS’s news story on Rafe Esquith.
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