What Do You Think?: A Guide for the Teacher in All of Us - Hardcover

Olivieri, Joseph

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1504923146 ISBN 13: 9781504923149

Publisher: Authorhouse, 2015

Synopsis

In the not-so-distant past, schools succeeded in teaching students the lessons they needed to survive. They taught students subject matter and manners. They taught respect and responsibility. They had discipline. They made learning fun. They gave one standardized test, which was not tied to school performance or funding-it was to measure student achievement. Teachers taught a curriculum, not "the test." They propelled the United States to the forefront of education. All this-and time for recess! What Do You Think? will inspire and enhance the following: -Perspective -Compassion -Respect -Attitude -Passion -Joy for the day Through the eyes of a music teacher with thirty-three years experience, Joseph Olivieri shares stories and ideas so parents, grandparents, legislators, teachers, administrators, or students learn the importance of their roles as teachers in everyday life. What do you think?

About this title

About the Author

Joseph Olivieri has a Bachelor's Degree in Music Education from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master's Degree in Music Education and Conducting from the University of Colorado Boulder. He has taught students from kindergarten through college and has conducted musicians from the ages of 5 to 85. He retired after thirty years of public school teaching and is currently a teacher and administrator in an independent school. Besides music, he has a passion for restoring neglected cars. He and his wife, Bonnie, live in New Bern, North Carolina.

Edition details

• Publisher: Authorhouse
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1504923146
• ISBN 13: 9781504923149
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 118