teachers

In rural Indiana in 1904, fifteen-year-old Russell's dreams of quitting school and joining a wheat threshing crew are disrupted when his older sister takes over the teaching at his one-room schoolhouse after mean, old Myrt Arbuckle "hauls off and dies.".

Miss Huff prepares an unusual list of activities for the substitute teacher who is covering her class when she takes a much needed day off.

Describes the skills necessary to pursue a career as a teacher; and examines the various types of work they do.

Discusses attrition rates among new teachers and outlines a beginning-teacher assistance program which would provide the new teacher with a mentor and a support team comprised of individuals from the school, the district, the community, and/or higher education.

Michael's superhero abandons him, leaving him to discover his own super powers with the help of a wonderful teacher.

Photographs and text follow second grade teacher Jan Hill through a typical day at work.

An ordinary boy is having an ordinary day, until a new teacher, Mr. Gee, challenges all the children to use their imaginations.

Describes Mary Bethune's struggle to establish a school for black children in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Even though summer vacation starts in five days, Pearl and Wagner, a rabbit and a mouse who are best friends, worry about next year's teacher, mean Ms. Bean.

A boy contemplates all the horrible stories he has heard about the music teacher, Miss LaNote, and the ordeals she forces her students to endure.