The Love at the Center: A teacher’s journey toward authentic connection in the classroom

In this vulnerable and honest memoir, Monica weaves candid revelations of her struggles in the early years of teaching. They are stories of successes, failures, harassment in a male-dominated secondary school setting, and finding her footing in the classroom through connecting students and their learning, and by putting relationships first. In the end, this is a teacher’s journey to overcoming the challenges of increasingly disaffected and disengaged learners, at times unprofessional behaviors, and often unrealistic expectations, to become a trusted teacher, colleague and highly admired professional. Monica uses her personal stories as metaphors for how teachers can establish openness, relational connections, and co creative integration in the classroom. In her storytelling narrative, she illuminates helpful approaches to engaging students to recognize, understand, and value the learning in their lives. She uses concrete examples of how co creative projects evolve and shows how relational learning helps students find purpose, progress and meaning in their lives. I love this book. You will too. Dr. George Otero Director Center for RelationaLearning and RelationaLeadership
ASIN: B0FGPZD64X
VSKU: PKV.B0FGPZD64X.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Sparks, Monica|Uhl, Isabella
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: A well-loved companion. Corners and cover might show a little wear, and you could find some notes or highlights. The dust jacket might be MIA, it might have been a library book and extras aren't guaranteed—but the story's all there!