Star Teachers of Children in Poverty [Paperback]

Martin Haberman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 1995 | ISBN-10: 0912099089 | ISBN-13: 978-0912099088

Learn how "star" teachers are set apart from those who fail to reach children in poverty.

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About the Author

Martin Haberman, Distinguished Professor of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has made it his life's work to study what makes some teachers successful with students and what makes others fail.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Kappa Delta Pi Pubns (June 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912099089
• ISBN-13: 978-0912099088
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #272,676 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #55 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Nonfiction > Social Sciences > General

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for all educators!, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Teachers of Children in Poverty (Paperback)

I heard about this book at a middle school conference, and since the school where I teach has a large percentage of children in poverty, I thought I should read it. And, I was right. Haberman writes from years of experience and research in a straight forward, engaging manner. He divides his book by the qualities that he found in these star teachers and makes it easy to see the model unfolding. Along the way he provides many concrete examples that can be put to use right away. I would also highly recommend this book for any young person considering a career in teaching, regardless of where you plan to teach. The qualities of these star teachers apply to all teachers, not just those who deal with children in poverty.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars very useful (if a little depressing), May 11, 2008

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vcrs (Madison, WI, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Teachers of Children in Poverty (Paperback)

I bought this book after struggling - with increasing sense of failure and doom - for a few months in a 100% free-lunch classroom in a very low-income area in Chicago.

It is very helpful: it tells me EXACTLY in great and very specific detail - with support from research, interviews, and anecdotes - what I need to be doing to be an effective teacher to these students.

It is also a bit depressing, because it shows me all my failures in great and specific detail, and makes no effort to make me feel ok about these failures. This is not a "you can do it" book - it is not something anyone will ever hand out at professional development, because it is not encouraging, supportive, or friendly. I suspect this is why it is out of print.

The key, though, is that while it may not be a "you can do it" book, it is an "it can be done" book.

As such, it is EXTREMELY helpful.

First, if you are a teacher and you are the type to say "well, if it can be done, I am going to figure out how, and I'm going to do it," then this is what you need.

Second, it is useful for anyone who really wants to know why most teachers fail in these settings - and what they could be doing to succeed. As far as I can tell, this is the only book available that answers these questions honestly, directly, succinctly, and based on research rather than speculation and opinion.

Third, it also functions as a wonderful vindication and defense of the intelligence and limitless potential of children in poverty, and as such, is a potentially powerful tool against bigotry and racism.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humane Teaching, February 22, 2002

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Rick Leba (Minneapolis, MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Teachers of Children in Poverty (Paperback)

Having taught and mentored in inner city Minneapolis for over 30 years, I would recommend this book to anyone who works in an urban school district. Mr. Haberman clearly did see the trends that corporate America has set.Clearly this man has "been there!"