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1	I Won't Learn from You: And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist "I won't learn from you" is Herb Kohl's now-classic essay about the phenomenon of "not-learning, " or refusing to learn, which takes place when a student's intelligence, dignity, or integrity is compromised by a teacher, an institution, or a larger social mindset. Available in book form for the first time, "I Won't Learn from You" serves here as a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.65! \| SVS
2	I Wont Learn from You more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist A classic essay on "not-learning," along with four new works. Pieces range from a look at ghettoized childhood to a different take on political correctness. see all copies from $3.15! new only from $7.90! \| first editions
3	36 children more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist A former teacher recalls his two years in a Harlem school. see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
4	The Long Haul: An Autobiography more books like this by Myles Horton, Herbert R Kohl, Judith Kohl add to wishlist Studs Terkel, Bill Moyer, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr. are among the many who have recognized the unique influence Myles Horton has had on American social and educational history. Horton tells in his own simple, moving language how his vision was realized in the creation of the Highlander Folk School for adults in Tennessee. 35 ... see all copies from $4.66! new only from $14.58! \| SVS
5	Growing Minds more books like this by Herbert R Kohl, Joseph Featherstone (Foreword by) add to wishlist Herbert Kohl, one of America's most influential and provocative educators, believes that the only way to persist and to grow as a teacher is to commit oneself to the development of the child rather than to the regimented training of the pupil. His book is a lively, personal testament of one teacher's efforts to cultivate the natural vitality of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Painting Chinese: A Lifelong Teacher Gains the Wisdom of Youth more books like this by Herbert Kohl add to wishlist Surprised to learn the students in his beginner painting class were Chinese children between the ages of four and seven, Kohl shares what he learned from them in this honest and humbling reflection on aging. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.34! \| first editions \| SVS
7	She Would Not Be Moved: How We Tell the Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott more books like this by Herbert R Kohl, Marian Wright Edelman (Introduction by) add to wishlist In celebration of the 50th anniversary of that famous moment in the history of the civil rights movement, Kohl has expanded and updated his original discussion of Rosa Parks. The book also includes a teacher's guide. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Long Haul: The An Autobiography more books like this by Myles Horton, Herbert R Kohl, Judith Kohl add to wishlist Studs Terkel, Bill Moyer, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr. are among the many who have recognized the unique influence Myles Horton has had on American social and educational history. Horton tells in his own simple, moving language how his vision was realized in the creation of the Highlander Folk School for adults in Tennessee. 35 ... see all copies from $2.73! new only from $70.42! \| first editions
9	On teaching more books like this by Herbert Ralph Kohl add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.79! \| first editions \| SVS
10	The View from the Oak: The Private Worlds of Other Creatures more books like this by Judith Kohl add to wishlist "The View from the Oak", winner of the National Book Award for children's literature, is a groundbreaking work from two of the most respected educators, teaching readers the wonders of science and the natural world. A classic exploration of ethology, or the way animals perceive their environment. Line drawings. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.62! \| first editions \| SVS
11	Growing Minds: On Becoming a Teacher more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Herb Kohl Reader: Awakening the Heart of Teaching more books like this by Herbert Kohl, William Ayers (Foreword by) add to wishlist The best writing from a lifetime in the trenches and at the typewriter, from the renowned and much-beloved National Book Award-winning educator. see all copies from $5.27! new only from $14.94! \| SVS
13 view cover	The Discipline of Hope: Learning from a Lifetime of Teaching more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist Herbert Kohl shows the personal growth and joy that can result from a teaching career that is simultaneously imaginative, difficult, and fearless. Included are examples of student work that clearly demonstrate the ability of students to rise to the challenge of a creative, caring teacher. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	From Archetype to Zeitgeist: Powerful Ideas for Powerful Thinking more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist This is a compendium of intriguing and important words and concepts essential to an understanding of the language of ideas. Organized by topic, each word is explained in a comprehensive yet concise definition, with a pronunciation guide and derivation added for easy reference. The book includes definitions of more than 150 words, from baroque to ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.98! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	A Call to Character: A Family Treasury of Stories, Poems, Plays, Proverbs, and Fables to Guide the Development of Values for You and Your... more books like this by Colin Greer (Editor), Herbert R Kohl (Editor) add to wishlist Following an age-old tradition of teaching children through the use of parables and proverbs, "A Call to Character" contains selections from novels, short stories, plays and poetry from around the world, both contemporary and classic. Chosen by two longtime educators and writers, each excerpt is introduced by an essay that explores the values, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Should We Burn Babar more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist The renowned author of 36 Children turns his attention to children's literature and the power of stories in education, from Robin Hood to the proletarian children's fiction of Vera Williams, highlighting instances of racism, sexism, and condescension that detract from the tale being told. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.35! \| first editions
17 view cover	Computers in the Classroom: How Teachers and Students Are Using Technology to Transform Learning more books like this by Andrea Gooden, Apple Press, Herbert R Kohl (Foreword by) add to wishlist By relating the stories of specific schools that have received the Apple Computer Educational Grant, which is awarded though a nationwide competitive process, "Computers in the Classroom" presents very specific examples of children and teachers interacting with technology to revitalize the classroom. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	A Call to Character: A Family Reader more books like this by Colin Greer, Herbert R Kohl (Editor) add to wishlist Compiled by a Parade columnist and a National Book Award winner, this collection of excerpts from stories, poems, fables, proverbs, and plays--taken from both contemporary and classical sources--offers a liberal alternative to William Bennett's A Book of Virtues. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	A Grain of Poetry: How to Read Contemporary Poems and Make Them a Part of Your Life more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist Poetry has the power to move and challenge the reader. It can intensify or even celebrate misery, be cynical or wry, or just laugh outright in an outrageous way. Poetry is as serious and antic as life, and yet reading modern poetry can be shocking to our sense of what language is or must be. In A Grain of Poetry, Herbert Kohl presents a series of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Question Is College more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist This work is about discovering one's true vocation or lifework - and about not always assuming that college must be the next step after school. Presenting a viable alternative to college, the author looks at what happens in families when teenagers have doubts about going to college. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
21 view cover	Making Theater more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist With the passion and wisdom that have made him one of our leading educators, Herbert Kohl has written a wonderful book about how he has done theater with young people and how you can too. He tells how to explore improve, develop significant themes out of improve, use dialogue and monologue as starting points for students to write their own plays, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Should We Burn Babar?: Essays on Children's Literature and the Power of Stories by Herbert R Kohl, Professor Jack Zipes (Introduction by) add to wishlist A new edition of the prizewinning educator's thoughts on the politics of children's literature, including a new essay written for this volume. In "provocative and entertaining essays [that] will appeal to reflective readers, parents, and educators" ("Library Journal"), one of the country's foremost education writers looks at the stories we tell ... see all copies from $8.00! new only from $8.62! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	A Grain of Poetry: How to Read Contemporary Poems and Make Them Part of Your Life more books like this by Herbert R Kohl add to wishlist Poetry has the power to move and challenge the reader. It can intensify or even celebrate misery, be cynical or wry, or just laugh outright in an outrageous way. Poetry is as serious and as antic as life, and yet reading modern poetry can be difficult, shocking to our sense of what language is our must be. In A Grain of Poetry, Herbert Kohl ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.93! \| first editions
24 view cover	Stupidity and Tears: Teaching and Learning in Troubled Times more books like this by Herbert Kohl add to wishlist In Stupidity and Tears, renowned educator and National Book Award winner Herbert Kohl offers us a thoughtful and ultimately optimistic meditation on the forces that conspire to keep teachers and students "stupid"--i.e., frustrated and unable to excel in an education system that is clearly failing them. Among the topics explored by Kohl are the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.48! \| SVS
25 view cover	The Plain Truth of Things: A Treasury more books like this by Colin Greer (Editor), Herbert R Kohl (Editor) add to wishlist The editors of "A Call to Character" present an anthology of thought-provoking and inspiring poetry and prose to help readers think about the complexities of moral action and reflect on the power of imagination to solve moral problems. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions

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