Two Parts Textbook, One Part Love: A Recipe for Successful Teaching [Hardcover]

Louanne Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1998

"If there was ever a single book that enables you to survive through teacher training and during your first teaching post THIS HAS GOT TO BE IT!" ¾D.P. Byers, United Kingdom, reader review, Amazon.com

From the author of Dangerous Minds. Suggestions, advice, and information to help any teacher create a dynamic and successful classroom.

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About the Author

LouAnne Johnson is a former U.S. Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, high school teacher, and college instructor. At present, she is an educational consultant and freelance writer. She is the author of Making Waves, My Posse Don't Do Homework (Dangerous Minds), and The Girls in the Back of the Class. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 379 pages
• Publisher: Hyperion Books; 1st edition (June 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786862750
• ISBN-13: 978-0786862757
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,227,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Biography LouAnne Johnson

LouAnne Johnson is a former U.S. Navy journalist, Marine Corps officer, high school teacher, and the author of The New York Times bestseller Dangerous Minds. A native of rural northwestern Pennsylvania, LouAnne served nine years on active military duty first as an enlisted journalist in the Navy and later as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Marine Corps where she earned awards for her work as a journalist and radio-tv broadcaster. 

While on active duty, LouAnne earned a B.S. in Psychology. Following her honorable discharge, she attended graduate school to earn a Master of Arts in teaching English. In 1989, LouAnne began teaching reading and writing to non-English speakers as an intern at a high school in California. Two years later, she was appointed department chair of a special program for at-risk teens. During the government evaluation of 10 similar pilot programs, LouAnne's group was rated first in academic achievement, increased self-esteem, and student retention.


In 1992, she wrote a memoir My Posse Don't Do Homework, about her experiences working with at-risk teens. The book was published in eight languages and was adapted for the 1995 box office hit "Dangerous Minds" starring Michelle Pfeiffer.


Since then LouAnne has continued to teach. She has taught high school English, adult ESL and Developmental Reading and is presently a full-time professor of teacher education at Santa Fe Community College in New Mexico.

LouAnne also continues to write. She is the author of seven nonfiction books, most recently Teaching Outside the Box: How to Grab Your Students by Their Brains.

Muchacho, LouAnne's first novel, was published by Knopf in September 2009. The narrator of Muchacho, Eddie Corazon, is a 16-year-old juvenile delinquent and "secret reader" who attends an alternative high school in New Mexico.

LouAnne has presented keynote addresses to the National School Boards Association, the American School Counselors Association, the National Staff Development Council, and the European Council of International Schools, among others. She has appeared on several TV shows, including Oprah, CBS Eye to Eye, and NBC Weekend Today.

LouAnne maintains a website that has direct links to many of the topics she discusses during her presentations.

www.louannejohnson.com

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, informative, a must for all educators!, October 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Two Parts Textbook, One Part Love: A Recipe for Successful Teaching (Hardcover)

Most resource books for educators tend to be dry and out-dated. Louann Johnson, however, has a firm grasp of the students that are roaming the halls today. An excellent book, one that you will find hard to put down!

My only criticism of the book is that some of her techniques tend to be for high school students only. Her methods are not ones that could be used by elementary teachers or even those in the early grades of middle school.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't enter the classroom for the 1st time without this!, June 23, 2000

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"pacermak" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Two Parts Textbook, One Part Love: A Recipe for Successful Teaching (Hardcover)

I'm a first year teacher who was assigned this book for an Ed. course in college, and ended up buying her own copy! I love it, and have just started re-reading it in preparation for next school year. Why do I love it? Johnson is honest, her approach is no-frills and realistic, and yet she inspires and shows true commitment to her students. This book points out things you would never think of considering before stepping into the classroom, yet should. Johnson practically covers everything you need to know, and instead of telling you exactly how to be a cookie-cutter version of herself, she offers ways to take the way she does things and make them your own. This book is a real eye-opener, and should be taught to every new teacher before stepping into the classroom. Thank you for this book, Mrs. J! :) Laura ([e-mail])

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Resource, January 3, 2000

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Jessica A. Lepore (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Two Parts Textbook, One Part Love: A Recipe for Successful Teaching (Hardcover)

This book is great to show you what you are doing right and a great reference to fix the things you are doing wrong. I believe this is a must for all new teachers -- and teachers who want to rejeuvenate their classroom.