01395cam a2200313u 4500 71842814 OCoLC 20190501180626.0 ta 020323s2007 nyua 000 0 eng 2006042147 0670038156 9780670038152 DLC DLC BAKER ZS3 YDXCP C#P BUR VP@ YDX n-us--- CTMA LB41 .E48 2007 370.1 22 Esquith, Rafe. Teach like your hair's on fire : the methods and madness inside room 56 Rafe Esquith. New York : Viking, 2007. xii, 244 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued by guns, gangs, and drugs, there is a classroom known as Room 56. The fifth graders inside are first-generation immigrants who live in poverty and speak English as a second language. They also play Vivaldi, perform Shakespeare, score in the top 1% on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible for these accomplishments. Here, he reveals his techniques. The classroom's mottoes are "Be nice, work hard," and "There are no shortcuts." Education Philosophy. Ethics Study and teaching. Moral education. Values Study and teaching. 9 6682 6682 0 0 ABELJ abelj NF 2016-10-26 0 370.1 ESQU 16982 2016-10-26 24.95 2016-10-26 BOOK