Thank You, Teacher: Grateful Students Tell the Stories of the Teachers Who Changed Their Lives

What do rock stars, Nobel laureates, bestselling novelists, astronauts, and attorneys have in common? A teacher changed their lives. Like them, most of us can name a teacher who gave us not only good instruction but also confidence and drive. But, in the face of teachers being blamed for a variety of social and economic woes, teachers themselves can easily wonder whether they are making a difference in students' lives. When veteran teacher Bruce Holbert asked himself this question, his wife, Holly, responded by sending letters to hundreds of people she had never met and had no reason to believe would respond, asking about teachers who mattered to them. She was overwhelmed by answers. Thank You, Teacher presents more than eighty of these up-close-and-personal stories. By a delightfully diverse range of contributors, these essays are wise and witty testaments to the teachers who do what they do every day without expecting recognition, but who so richly deserve it.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 05/03/2016
ISBN: 9781608684182
Pages: 312
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 1.00d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/14/2016
Shelf Awareness 05/17/2016
Foreword 05/20/2016