Meet Rafe Esquith and 7 of His Students
“The most interesting and influential classroom teacher in the country.”
—The Washington Post
Meet Rafe Esquith and 7 of his students
Performing, discussing and signing
Lighting Their Fires(Viking, $24.95)
Thursday, September 17, 7pm
Books & Books, Coral Gables
Presented in collaboration with Arts for Learning as part of its Wonders of Teaching program
In his bestselling book, Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire, readers were introduced to Rafe Esquith and his extraordinary students in Hobart Elementary School’s Room 56. Using his amazing and inspiring classroom techniques, Esquith has helped thousands of children learn to maximize their potential.
In LIGHTING THEIR FIRES, Esquith shows that children aren’t born extraordinary; they become that way as a result of parents and teachers who instill values that serve them not just in school, but for the rest of their lives. Whether he is highlighting the importance of time management or offering a step-by-step discussion of how children can become good decision makers, Esquith shows how parents can equip their kids with all the tools they need to find success and have fun in the process. Using examples from classic films and great books, he stresses the value of sacrifice, the importance of staying true to oneself, and the danger that television can pose to growing young minds.
LIGHTING THEIR FIRES is that rarest of education books: one that explains not just how to make our children great students, but how to make them thoughtful and honorable people.
About the Author
Rafe Esquith has taught at Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles for twenty-four years. He is the only teacher to have been awarded the president’s National Medal of the Arts. His many other honors and awards include the American Teacher Award, Parents magazine As You Grow Award, Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life Award TM, and People magazine’s Heroes Among Us Award. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.
CORAL GABLES
265 Aragon Ave.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-442-4408
—The Washington Post
Meet Rafe Esquith and 7 of his students
Performing, discussing and signing
Lighting Their Fires(Viking, $24.95)
Thursday, September 17, 7pm
Books & Books, Coral Gables
Presented in collaboration with Arts for Learning as part of its Wonders of Teaching program
In his bestselling book, Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire, readers were introduced to Rafe Esquith and his extraordinary students in Hobart Elementary School’s Room 56. Using his amazing and inspiring classroom techniques, Esquith has helped thousands of children learn to maximize their potential.
In LIGHTING THEIR FIRES, Esquith shows that children aren’t born extraordinary; they become that way as a result of parents and teachers who instill values that serve them not just in school, but for the rest of their lives. Whether he is highlighting the importance of time management or offering a step-by-step discussion of how children can become good decision makers, Esquith shows how parents can equip their kids with all the tools they need to find success and have fun in the process. Using examples from classic films and great books, he stresses the value of sacrifice, the importance of staying true to oneself, and the danger that television can pose to growing young minds.
LIGHTING THEIR FIRES is that rarest of education books: one that explains not just how to make our children great students, but how to make them thoughtful and honorable people.
About the Author
Rafe Esquith has taught at Hobart Elementary School in Los Angeles for twenty-four years. He is the only teacher to have been awarded the president’s National Medal of the Arts. His many other honors and awards include the American Teacher Award, Parents magazine As You Grow Award, Oprah Winfrey’s Use Your Life Award TM, and People magazine’s Heroes Among Us Award. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife.
CORAL GABLES
265 Aragon Ave.
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-442-4408
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