Product Description: This book brings together the writings of Joseph Johnson, a Mohegan Indian preacher, schoolteacher, and leader of the movement to relocate eastern Christian Indians to "Brotherton" in upper New York state. Johnson's diaries, written between 1771 and 1773, document daily life in the Indian Christian communities of Mohegan and Farmington, Connecticut, with a remarkable richness and intimacy...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Why teachers are so secretive, even protective, about the conditions in which they work is top on veteran teacher Susan Ohanian's list of concerns. There is nothing secretive about Ohanian. This collection of her writings, many of which were gleaned from leading publications such as Phi Delta Kappan and USA Today, attests to that...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: This is a fascinating, readable account of how to build a truly child-centered classroom, by a teacher who did it successfully. The author uses actual classroom anecdotes to tell the story. In addition to teaching good classroom practice, the book is a real page-turner!