TEACH LIKE YOUR HAIR IS ON FIRE

Esquith, R. (2007). Teach like your hair’s on fire: The methods and madness inside room 56.New York, NY: Viking.

THE FIRST 3RD

• Need to get kids to trust not fear
• Dependable
• Penalty must fit the crime
• Role Model

Cont.

• Level I- Because of fear
• Level II- Do things for a reward
• Level III- Want to please people
• Level IV - The rules say so
• Level V- Considerate to others
• Level VI- Personal code of behavior (Atticus Finch)

Cont.

• How they study > how long they study
• Explain WHY they chose answers
• Scores are a small part of who they are

COnt.

• Life long readers
• Show writing improvments
• Macy Cook Tile Problems

Ch. 7 History

• Spice it up
• Movies are extra tools not a break
• Around the world

Ch. 8 Science

• Hands on
• Funding can be hard
• Hard to fit in Elementary

Cont.

• Failure is good
• Teachers define it
• "Failure only happens when students stop trying to solve the problem"

Ch. 9 art

• Music
• Free expression
• Out of class hours

Ch. 10 Sports

• Organized acivities
• Sportsmanship
• Keep Stats

Ch. 11 Economics

• Money System
• Budgeting
• Delayed gratification