Book Recommendations

Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Students
by Kathleen Cushman, 2003

Working with the nonprofit group What Kids Can Do, Inc., Cushman gathers advice for teachers from 40 high school students in New York City, Providence, and San Francisco. The students collectively suggest that it is the teacher's relationship to students that is one of the more important factors behind student learning and behavior. She organizes and interprets the kids' advice in sections devoted to classroom behavior, group work, motivation and boredom, English as a second language, and other topics. This is an important book for all high school teachers and especially for those who teach in urban settings. ISBN: 1565848020