Teach Like Your Hair is on Fire
I have to say that I love this book. If the author of this book can get up and be at school by 6:30 a.m. ready to teach children that he is not even related to, how much more inspired should I, the mom of my students, be? He really is more like a homeschool parent- he shares movies with his students, takes them on trips, reads to them, spends his spare time with them, ... the list goes on. His method of teaching is all encompassing. I found Rafe Esquith (author of above mentioned book) to be inspiring!! * Before posting this, I read through the reviews on Amazon.com. People have many opinions of this book- they range from being critical of the the author and his methods to finding the book "exceptional". Regardless, I think any teacher or homeschool parent could glean a lot from reading it! :)