{"product_id":"holding-on-to-good-ideas-in-a-time-of-bad-ones-six-literacy-principles-worth-fighting-for-9780325021232","title":"Holding on to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones: Six Literacy Principles Worth Fighting for","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTom's new chapter, Speaking Back to the Common Core, is NOW AVAILABLE! \u003cbr\u003e Click here to read. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Holding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones \u003cem\u003eis my new favorite book about how to live as a teacher. Finishing it, I experienced what I can only describe as a state of grace--moved, renewed, and grateful that a mind like Tom Newkirk's has been intrigued by classroom matters for almost forty years now.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ccite\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNancie Atwell\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author of\u003cem\u003e In the Middle, \u003c\/em\u003e Second Edition\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Classic Newkirk: direct, incisive, and brimming with wisdom.\" \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ccite\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvey \"Smokey\" Daniels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Coauthor of Comprehension \u0026amp; Collaboration\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book is one of the best teacher books ever. I'll be giving copies of it to lots of teacher friends as we find our way back to trusting what we know about kids, about learning, and about teaching writing. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ccite\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--Gretchen Bernabei\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Author of Reviving the Essay\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones \u003c\/em\u003eis for every teacher who has struggled under top-down mandates, who ever had to slavishly follow the script of a reading lesson, who ever felt that tests were driving instruction. It is for those whose good, humane, and sensitive ways of teaching literacy are threatened by rigid, mechanical programs. It is for teachers who feel they are losing control of their daily work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHear a podcast, where Tom Newkirk and Nancie Atwell discuss teaching principles worth fighthing for.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eHolding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones, \u003c\/em\u003eTom Newkirk eloquently defends teaching against the \"cult of efficiency\" that turns classrooms into assembly lines of knowledge. Newkirk goes beyond diagnosing the problem to present six ideas worth fighting for. These transformative practices gently but firmly return instructional decisions to where they belong: with you, our teachers. Newkirk shows how to: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eincrease your instructional emphasis on writing to reflect the reality that producing text is more important than ever \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ehelp students access deep knowledge and expand their thinking through time to write freely \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebuild strong connections between school learning and the real world by teaching with popular culture \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003epropel the development of reading skills by helping students discover the pleasure of reading \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovide the time and space for meaningful, long-lasting teaching and learning by uncluttering the curriculum \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003espark professional growth and avoid stagnation by discussing failure and uncertainty with colleagues. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHolding On to Good Ideas in a Time of Bad Ones \u003c\/em\u003eis affirming, not argumentative. It celebrates the humanity and unpredictability of teaching with Newkirk's blend of humor, passion, and warmth. Let it inspire a search for the things in your teaching that are most worth holding on to.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Newkirk is the bestselling author of Minds Made for Stories along with numerous other Heinemann titles, including Writing Unbound, Embarrassment, The Art of Slow Reading, The Performance of Self in Student Writing (winner of the NCTE's David H. Russell Award), and Misreading Masculinity. He taught writing at the University of New Hampshire for thirty-nine years, and founded the New Hampshire Literacy Institutes, a summer program for teachers. In addition to working as a teacher, writer, and editor, he has served as the chair of his local school board for seven years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heinemann Educational Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50410575298834,"sku":"9780325021232","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d90d0e2b-b7ea-4503-9516-497edc7ed35c.jpg?v=1729305523","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/holding-on-to-good-ideas-in-a-time-of-bad-ones-six-literacy-principles-worth-fighting-for-9780325021232","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}