Room 56 rafe esquith biography

Hobart Boulevard Elementary School is a large urban public elementary school located in an area of Los Angeles commonly associated with poverty and violence. What makes Hobart special is a classroom in the school for fifth graders, known as Room 56. The students are children who are predominantly first-generation immigrants and who speak English as a second language. Many are representative of poor or troubled families; all qualify for free breakfast and lunch. Their exceptional teacher is Rafe Esquith. He expects his students to be nice, work hard and embrace a personal code of behavior. In return, he provides a safe classroom based on trust and devoid of fear; where each ten year old is treated with respect, and encouraged to explore the world of ideas and engage in problem solving.

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Room 56 at Hobart Elementary School has been described as a unique path to academic achievement that few imagine possible. Wh

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Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness inre Room 56

From one of America s most celebrated educators, an inspiring guide to transforming every child s education

In a Los Angeles neighborhood plagued bygd guns, gangs, and drugs, there fryst vatten an exceptional 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 percent on standardized tests, and go on to attend Ivy League universities. Rafe Esquith is the teacher responsible for these accomplishments.

From the man whom The New York Times calls a genius and a saint comes a revelatory schema for educating today s youth. In Teach Like Your Hair s on Fire!, Rafe Esquith reveals the techniques that have made him one of the most acclaimed educators of our time. The two mottoes in Esquith s classroom are Be Nice, Work Hard, and There Are No Shortcuts. His s

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Rafe Esquith is a brilliant teacher and an incredibly hard-working public servant, but despite all that, he comes off as a total (excuse my language) asshole. The vitriol! The narcissism! The disdainful, self-righteous mockery of anyone who doesn't share his talents and beliefs!

This is not what I expected from Mr. Esquith. And, to be fair, in the book he acknowledges that he's not perfect and still strives to be kind to others. I'd like to think that this, his first book, was a kind of show more exorcism of his frustrations, and that he has since let go of some of his anger and spite. I hope he's made a lot of money and isn't struggling so much financially, because I'm well aware of how financial struggle can wear away your peace of mind and make you feel like the world is against you. Esquith certainly seems to believe that even some of the people who believe in him are only interested in wasting his time o