Foreword Preface Acknowledgements About the Author 1. Myth #1: Don't Smile Until December Reality: Smile as Early On and as Often as You Can to Build a Healthy Classroom Climate 2. Myth #2: Teaching Is a Cushy Job Reality: Teaching Is Hard Work and Requires Year-Round Planning in Addition to Daily Preparation and Professional Development 3. Myth #3: Good Teachers Are Born, Not Made Reality: Teachers Are Lifelong Learners Continually Growing in Their Profession From Their "Aha" Moments Through Their Veteran Mentoring Years 4. Myth #4: Good Teachers Don't Make Mistakes Reality: Good Teachers Learn From Their Most Dramatic Mistakes 5. Myth #5: Good Teachers Teach Facts Reality: Good Teachers Teach the Whole Child How to Think and Learn 6. Myth #6: They Can't Learn; They Belong in Special Education Reality: Every Child Can Learn and Is Legally Entitled to the Best Education 7. Myth #7: Teaching Is a Lonely Job Reality: Teaching Is a Collaborative Profession and Today's Schools Are Professional Learning Communities 8. Myth #8 Teaching Is a Dead End Job Reality: The Rewards of Teaching Are Unending Afterword References Index
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Peggy Deal Redman is director of teacher education and professor of education at the University of La Verne in La Verne, CA.