The Excellent 11

This book is a non-fictional book about strategies for teachers and parents. I’m reading this because I want to figure out what all our teachers are thinking and what they’re trying to get us to think. So far I’ve read over the enthusiasm and adventure sections. They both had surprising, intriguing, and informative content. 

It's really amazing what this teacher (the author) has done, and the book is pretty interesting itself. The man who wrote this book seems like he's a very spontaneous teacher and he has pretty good points. His stories were touching and I think that it’s great he understands what troubled students and children are thinking, or in need of. 

When I read this I can be split between decisions. Sometimes I feel really bad for the teachers having to try and teach such difficult children, but sometimes I feel bad for the children because they are going through minimally caring teachers and other hard times. I’ve learned from this book that some teachers care about us and really try hard, but there are some teachers that really just give up on classes or kids that don’t seem interested. 

Now I know how much effort and commitment Maggie puts into teaching us, so I greatly appreciate her stretching our limitations and going past the school requirements (plus the “b” word, budget). Lets give a hand to the one of the greatest teachers ever, Maggie!