What Would you do? How would you bounce back? This is a chance to show how life and the challenges that a young woman was faced with throughout her life. raised in a loving home with lots of family around. This book has been my dream. we will take a trip through the life of Bridgette Jones. Its true that the struggle gets real. I want to encourage people to stay in a mindful state of mind through each obstacle that your'e faced with it. I'm not a teacher but I have a lot of experience, as ...

Visual Encounters in the Study of Rural Childhoods brings together visual studies and childhood studies to explore images of childhood in the study of rurality and rural life. The volume highlights how the voices of children themselves remain central to investigations of rural childhoods. Contributions look at representations and experiences of rural childhoods from both the Global North and Global South (including U.S., Canada, Haiti, India, Sweden, Slovenia, South Africa, Russia...

In the vastness of the human experience, we sometimes overlook the relationships most precious to our hearts. That of our sacred privilege and responsibility to nurture all children. Conscious Brain Training from your heart is a key to cultivating happiness.This book asks parents and teachers to reimagine how to teach and learn with their children. Instead of for them (and sometimes against everyone’s best interests.)It provides easy-to-follow steps for how to neutralize ne...

This edited collection examines the means to create, maintain, and enhance welcoming colleges and universities in the United States and abroad with personal accounts, case studies, models, programs, and other frameworks written by practitioners in higher education. The contributors explain how they have created inviting classrooms; established friendly educational experiences both within and beyond the classroom; engaged faculty and enhanced the teaching experience; and developed instrumen...

The authors of this book are parents who have been using Train Your Brain philosophies to raise centered, happy children and also to be happier and more centered themselves.As you turn the pages of this book, you will discover that this book is not only about instilling a better mindset in your children but also "training your own brain" too.The best part of this book is that it far surpasses the original Train Your Brain philosophies because you get the c...

Some great teachers are born, but most are self-made. And the way to make yourself a great teacher is to learn to think and act like one.In this updated second edition of the bestselling Never Work Harder Than Your Students, Robyn R. Jackson reaffirms that every teacher can become a master teacher. The secret is not a specific strategy or technique, nor it is endless hours of prep time. It's developing a master teacher mindset.In her conversational and candid style...

Fighting Censorship: A Handbook for Pushing Back on Book Bans equips listeners with arguments against the common reasons that are given to ban books in schools and public libraries. In September 2021, the school board in York, Pennsylvania, voted to remove many books from school libraries in its community. The Panther Anti-Racist Union (PARU) at Central York High School, comprised of four students and two advisors, successfully fought the ban by organizing protests and media inter...

"When greed overtakes men’s souls, it falls to the righteous mountaineer known as Preacher to rain fire and brimstone upon them from the barrels of his guns.Preacher has agreed to escort Barnaby Cooper through Dakota Territory’s hills to establish a trading post. Accompanied by his friends Lorenzo and Tall Dog, the mountain man hopes they’ll be able to protect Cooper from Sioux warriors who don’t want any white man trespassing on their sacred grounds.But the Sioux aren’t the ...

A triumphant, cross-generational exploration of Black joy and resilience.Remember frolicking outside during the long, jubilant days of summer? This vibrant collection invites listeners to breathe deeply and return to that “carefree” season. From riding bikes with friends through the neighborhood, to hopping the ferry to Boblo Island, catching catfish along the river, dancing on warm nights to Afrobeats and jazz music, and cooling off in the Swimmobile, those sun-dr...

Georgia has played a formative role in the writing of America. Few states have produced a more impressive array of literary figures, among them Conrad Aiken, Erskine Caldwell, James Dickey, Joel Chandler Harris, Carson McCullers, Flannery O'Connor, Jean Toomer, and Alice Walker.This volume contains biographical and critical discussions of Georgia writers from the nineteenth century to the present as well as other information pertinent to Georgia literature. Organized in alphabetica...

Blind Tiger | SmokeHouse is created by two sisters Asia Cierra Jackson and Stacey Renee Carey, who are the third generation of Washingtonians. Growing up in a small family, ways of getting together is sharing good food and even better drinks. The way that this family shows their gratitude is putting love in every dish. What we mean by love is making sure our meals have bold flavors, are well seasoned, have fresh elements, and most importantly, have alcohol! Alcohol? You must be saying to y...

“Each demand to ban a book is a demand to deny each person’s constitutionally protected right to choose and read books that raise important issues and lift up the voices of those who are often silenced.”—Deborah Caldwell-Stone, former director of the ALA Office for Intellectual FreedomIn September 2021, the school board in York, Pennsylvania, voted to remove a record-breaking number of books from school libraries in its community. The Panther Anti-Racist Union (PARU) at Cent...