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What Peeps Are Sayin'
“With unbridled enthusiasm, solid pedagogy, and genuine affection for his students, Alan Sitomer shows us how to help “impossible” kids becomes learners, achievers, and believers in themselves. This boo rocks!”
— Sharon M. Draper, 1998 National Teacher of the Year, Five-Time winner of the Coretta Scott King Literary Award, and New York Times best selling author
“This book is the real deal! It’s filled with heart and hope and strategies for teaching that are accessible and relevant to every classroom educator, whether you’re in your first year or your thirteenth.”
— Margerite Izzo, 2007 New York State Teacher of the Year
“I loved his book! As soon as I finished it, I couldn’t wait to pick it up again.”
— Stephanie Harvey
“Having difficulty engaging today’s students in their learning? Read Alan Sitomer.”
— Carol Jago, Director, California Reading and Literature Project, UCLA
“This book is going on my gift list for every English teacher in my life.”
— Nikki Grimes, Author, Bronx Masquerade recipient of the 2006 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children
“Sitomer pulls no punches, If we want to affect change in our classrooms and connect with this generation of teens, then this is the advice to follow. Much more than rhetoric or sound bites, this book provides the unvarnished truth.”
— Teri Lesesne, Author, Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Become Lifelong Readers
“A great-hearted book from a great-hearted teacher. Sitomer trenchantly gets after the “heart of the matter”: what it is we really need to be teaching our students and how to do it.”
— Jeffrey Wilhelm, Professor of English Education, Director of Boise State Writing Project
“If you care about teens you need to read this book. If you care about America, you need to read this book. If we all apply Sitomer’s lessons about loving teens and helping them find their way, we will finally see a literate generation who will indeed save the world.”
— Laurie Halse Anderson, New York Times best selling Author of Speak
“Combines the classroom strategies of Wong’s The First Days of School, the no-holds-barred societal critique of Kozol’s Savage Inequalities, and the alternately hilarious and soul-wrenching personal narrative of McCourt’s Teacher Man. A great book!”
— Justin Minkel, Arkansas Teacher of the Year 2007, Teach For America Corps Member (2000)
“This is a teacher text that reads like a thriller. Sitomer writes with passion about how he reaches his toughest students but there are lessons inside for every educator at every grade level. I only regret that my own children won’t have him as a teacher.”
— Terry Kaldhusdal, 2007 Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year, 2006 Kohl Fellowship Award Recipient
“Educators, this book will change your lives. More importantly, it will change your students for the rest of their lives.”
— Roland Smith, young adult author, Peak, Elephant Run, I,Q
“Incredible! Alan Sitomer has produced A MUST-READ BOOK for anybody who truly cares about young people.”
— T. A. Barron, New York Times best selling author, The Lost Years of Merlin
“Packs a fire-you-up pedagogical punch that will electrify your mind and reawaken your heart.”
— Michael Cirelli, Executive Director, Urban Word, New York City
“It won’t matter how good our students’ skills are if we can’t help them become better people. Sitomer’s book does both. His words will fill your teaching repertoire with many ideas for getting students engaged in deep thinking, active reading and rich writing.”
— Dr. Janet Allen
“This is a teacher text that reads like a thriller. Sitomer writes with passion about how he reaches his toughest students but there are lessons inside for every educator at every grade level. I only regret that my own children won’t have him as a teacher.”
— Terry Kaldhusdal, 2007 Wisconsin State Teacher of the Year, 2006 Kohl Fellowship Award Recipient
“Educators, this book will change your lives. More importantly, it will change your students for the rest of their lives.”
— Roland Smith, young adult author, Peak, Elephant Run, I,Q
“Packs a fire-you-up pedagogical punch that will electrify your mind and reawaken your heart.”
— Michael Cirelli, Executive Director, Urban Word, New York City
“Alan Sitomer’s latest book continues his work as the consummate teacher and a role model. As a past guest on my show, I can’t wait to have him back with Teaching Teens and Reaping Results. More importantly, as my son enters his first year as a teacher in an inner-city school, I can’t wait for him to sink his teeth into this gem of a book.”
— Barry Kibrick/Producer/Host/Between the Lines with Barry Kibrick
“This is a book for teachers who want to go somewhere meaningful and special.”
— Dr. Bill Younglove, Recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English High School Excellence Award
“A book that should be added to the library of every educator… both novice and veterans alike!”
— Kimberly Kyff, 2007 Michigan Teacher of the Year, Detroit Public Schools, NBCT
“I teach in a grade 7-12 school where 100% of the children are eligible for free lunch. Thank you for writing a book that helps teachers meet each student at the place where each student is instead of playing the blame game.”
— Kim Schaefer, Nationally Board Certified, Utah Teacher of the Year 2007
“This book should be required reading for new and veteran teachers alike.”
— Lois Rebich, 2007 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year
“This book is a must read for any educator who wants to move beyond the traditional approach that continues to under serve our students. Sitomer takes educators on a path that is less traveled, but sorely needed. It’s a text that will revolutionize your thinking and give you the instructional tools needed to encourage, engage and empower your students.”
— Lee-Ann Stephens, 2006 Minnesota Teacher of the Year
“As an educator from rural Montana one would think I couldn’t relate to the stories from the inner city. Yet with Alan Sitomer’s reader-friendly writing style and positive message, well… I just couldn’t stop reading. I’ve read a lot of how to and education theory books but Teaching Teens hit me with authentic stories and practical advice that I can really use in the classroom!”
— Gary Carmichael, Montana Teacher of the Year 2007
“Guaranteed to enable all teachers to do what teachers do best… teach from the heart not from a mere text. Sitomer’s insights will bring both laughter and tears to every reader.”
— Marlene Srock, North Dakota State Teacher of the Year 2007
“My husband and I combined have 70 years of teaching experience and we found this book to not only be on target, but to split the bulls eye! This book says it all—and only in a way that Alan Sitomer can do it!”
— Jan Keese, 2007 Iowa Teacher of the Year
“Finally, a tell-it-like-it-should-be-pedagogy filled with hope and vision that cuts right on through the edu-babble and makes educators want to pick up the chalk!”
— J. Bradley Minnick, Ph.D. Director of English Education, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
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