Education - Essays

A USA Today bestseller from popular personality and storyteller Matt Eicheldinger, a collection of 100 true, uplifting short stories that capture the meaning behind everyday encounters, and the small lessons woven in-between. Every story is important. Every single one. When middle school teacher Matt...

The Beautiful Work: Contemplation On Why We Teach is a spiritual correspondence between the staff of De La Salle North Catholic High School in Portland, Oregon, and the writings of St. John Baptist de La Salle, the Patron Saint of Teaching. Drawing from his...

Few, if any, historians have brought such insight, wisdom, and empathy to public discourse as Jill Lepore. Arriving at The New Yorker in 2005, Lepore, with her panoptical range and razor-sharp style, brought a transporting freshness and a literary vivacity to everything from profiles...

Irony and satire in the contemporary American moment.The second Trump administration has committed itself to upending the knowledge systems and deliberative institutions that have been essential to modern democracy, with the American university--site of scientific research and liberal education--a primary target. In The Know-Nothing...

In this thoughtful guide for novice and veteran educators alike, Baruti K. Kafele takes readers on a reflective journey designed to reignite their passion for teaching. Kafele's 50 questions and penetrating insights reveal how you can Inspire students of all racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic...

This collection of inspiration stories from America's top educators is sure to inspire, celebrate, and motivate the people who make the biggest difference in everyone's life. Everyone remembers that teacher who made a difference. The one who went the extra mile to truly affect...

NO TE PROMETO SOLUCIONES FÁCILES, SINO LA VERDAD CRUDA, LO QUE HAGAS CON ELLA ES COSA TUYA. PERO NUNCA SERÁS UN IDIOTA. No todos los días es trending topic un catedrático de Teoría de la Literatura y Literatura Comparada, que ni es youtuber ni...

A celebration, in a pocket-sized format, of the joys and vital importance of children's literature for adult readers, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Impossible Creatures. Katherine Rundell, one of the most accomplished modern children's writers, offers an extended essay about...