A few people e-mailed me about turning this series into a book. I hadn't thought much about it, honestly, but I'm now really excited about the idea. The goal will be a 30-40 chapter book designed to be personal, practical and philosophical. It will be the type of book I wish I had read before I began my first year of teaching. I'll still finish this series, but the book will be more in-depth.
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This blog consists of the individual thoughts of John T. Spencer. They do not reflect the ideas, philosophies or practices of the Cartwright Elementary School District. Furthermore, the blog criticisms are aimed at overall educational trends rather than any one individual or institution. The goal is to start a conversation regarding how to fix professional development.
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Beautiful cover! It sounds like a good book idea for you.
Great idea! I can't wait to pay Amazon to read it!
I really wish you had written this ~5 years ago ;-)
Thanks, Sue.
I absolutely concur that this had to be a book.
Thanks Royan!
I'm already doing back-of-the-envelope math on whether I can afford to buy copies of this for every new teacher my district has each year (and worrying about whether giving copies away would lead those teachers to mentally devalue it).
You have done a good job!