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  In Teachers We Trust - The...

  Timothy D. Walker, Pasi...

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  Seven key principles from Finland for building a culture of trust in schools around the world.In the spring of 2018, thousands of teachers across the United States—in states like Oklahoma, Kentucky, and Arizona—walked off their jobs while calling for higher wages and better working conditions. Ultimately, these American educators trumpeted a simple request: treat us like professionals. Teachers in many other countries feel the same way as their US counterparts.In Teachers We Trust presents a compelling vision, offering practical ideas for educators and school leaders wishing to develop teacher-powered education systems. It reveals why teachers in Finland hold high status, and shows what the country’s trust-based school system looks like in action.Pasi Sahlberg and Timothy D. Walker suggest seven key principles for building a culture of trust in schools, from offering clinical training for future teachers to encouraging student agency to fostering a collaborative professionalism among educators. In Teachers We Trust is a must-listen for all teachers, administrators, and parents who entrust their children to American schools.

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  SAT Prep - 100 Core Words

  Deaver Brown

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  Guaranteed to give the student a solid core list of words for the SATs. Unlike most SAT prep courses, this short concise audiobook is laser focused on the words themselves. It does not wear down and intimidate the student with length and breadth. This list was first developed at Choate, the distinguished American preparatory school with a wide range of graduates ranging from Adlai Stevenson and John F. Kennedy to Edward Albee and the actor Michael Douglas. Choate had a long honored tradition of not only getting its graduates into Harvard, Yale, and Princeton, but also having over 75% of them graduate in the top half of those classes. Choate, along with Andover and Exeter, were the only schools that the Harvard Admission Office would predict their students would have a higher grade point than at their high school.It is from this tradition of laser focused learning that this SAT prep audiobook comes. The words were first put forth by a legendary teacher, John Joseph, as the core 100. "Get these right and we can move on; but first get these memorized." As the audiobook says, Choate had the confidence to start simply with a foundation in a subject before moving to greater efforts. This is such an audiobook.The SAT words have remained largely the same over 50 years. A comparison to other texts indicates that about 98% of the words have been the same over this period, as an educated listener would expect. After this basic non-intimidating approach, a student can move on to the SAT and GRE 500 Words. But first start at the beginning.With the Core 100 words students will enjoy the speed at which they master this foundation of the language without having to wade through a long audiobook to get to this core knowledge. The very shortness encourages students to relisten to master this core subject.

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  Cowboys And Indian - A Doctor's...

  Sandip V. Mathur

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  A heartfelt, honest and witty account of a young doctor's first year of practice, filled with unforgettable characters and surprising events. Dr. Mathur is thrown in the deep end by a rural Texas hospital. He arrives to find that the hospital is bankrupt and has almost no resources. He faces opposition from the other two doctors, suspicion from the people, and the challenges of being an immigrant in the Bible Belt. He is also a husband and father of two curious and lively little girls. In the course of that fateful first year, his frustrating, terrifying and often hilarious encounters in the hospital are interwoven with moving stories about his wife and children. In the ER, he treats emergencies like cardiac arrests, collapsed lungs, and impaled limbs, and at home, he works to create a calm and peaceful refuge. In the course of that momentous year, he gradually wins the confidence of the townspeople by his skills, sincerity, and compassion. He tries to spend time with his family, but often ends up rushing back to care for a patient. This poignant memoir takes the reader into a doctor's life at an intimate level. It shows that the harsh demands of a medical life can be tempered with laughter, sincerity, and humility, to create a life that is truly rewarding and inspiring.

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  The History of Medicine - A Very...

  William Bynum

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  Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times to the present. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W. F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine—such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the introduction of anesthesia, X-Rays, vaccinations, and many other innovations, as well as the rise of experimental medicine. The book also explores Western medicine's encounters with Chinese and Indian medicine, as well as nontraditional treatments such as homeopathy, chiropractic, and other alternative medicines. Covering a vast amount of information, this Very Short Introduction sheds new light on medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies, such as the spiraling costs of health care, lack of health insurance for millions, breakthrough treatments, and much more.

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  Mental models - 9 Versatile...

  Melodie Ramsey

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  Mental Models 
  Are you struggling in making decisions? Is problem solving hard for you? 
  We live in a complex world and we are constantly facing situations in which we have to make fast decisions or have to solve multiple problems. 
  It is important to find a way to battle the information overwhelm, go straight to the point and focus on what really matters and make decisions with confidence. 
  This book will help you change the way you think and every mental model is a specific framework to help you think in a clearer way and with more elements than before. You don’t have to struggle any more in trying to understand every single piece of information trying to find connections to come to a solution or make a decision, mental models will make that for you delivering great help and saving you mental and physical energies. 
  Here’s what you’ll find in this book:Understanding what the information you have are really telling youHow to balance information and react without losing speedMental models: professional success, happiness, productivity, decision-making and critical thinkingLearning correlation, causation, root causationDealing with conflictsOccam’s razor conceptUnderstand Hanlon’s razors before coming to a wrong conclusion9 versatile mental modes 
  Learning and mastering mental model does not require any previous knowledge. By following the concepts in the book and making practice with them you will be able to change the way make decisions and sort problems, discovering how easier can become your life. 
  Transform your mind and change your life! 
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  This Country of Ours Part 3

  Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall

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  Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. 
  This is Part 3: Stories of New England, from chapter 22 (The Story of the Pilgrim Fathers) to chapter 34 (The Witches of Salem). Read along and view the original illustrations at mainlesson.com. 
   Part 1: http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-1-by-he-marshall/ 
  Part 2: http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-2-by-h-e-marshall/ 
  Part 4: http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-4-by-h-e-marshall/ 
  Part 5: http://librivox.org/this-country-of-ours-part-5-by-h-e-marshall/ 
  (Summary by Kara Shallenberg)

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