Jennie O’Kelley Gyford
Discover an inspiring, relatable, and humorous teaching book that examines the evolution of education, points out its flaws, and offers some accessible solutions to build better classrooms. Within the pages of Teach Like the Floor Is on Fire, teachers of all levels will find more than one nugget of gold they can put into practice. From page one, author and seasoned educator Jennie Gyford puts her experience where her pen is and introduces her thesis-that education constantly evolves and teaching needs to follow suit-with research that resonates and personal anecdotes. The chapters of Teach Like the Floor Is on Fire focus first on the history of education in the U.S., all the way back in seventeenth-century America, and transform into tackling topics like: Outdated grading methods. The myth of the 'average' student. The stress of standardized tests. The reality that students are often not truly engaged. Written to be read like a work chat over coffee with a trusted fellow teacher, Teach Like the Floor Is on Fire promises new approaches grounded in current research and seasoned with humor, real teacher interviews, practical tools, and stories you’ll swear happened at your school too. When they finish, readers will walk away from Teach Like the Floor Is on Fire with: Practical tools they can use-tomorrow. New ways of thinking about grading and student motivation. A renewed sense of purpose. A few 'That is SO true' belly laughs. Pick up a copy today and find the laughs between classes again.
