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The Premed Playbook: Guide to the Medical School Personal Statement helps guide students in crafting their stories for the medical school Admission Committees. It's not only a collection of essays from students who got into top schools, but is a showcase of essays that started badly and were honed to tell great stories.

Running out of Saturdays is a warm, witty and unapologetically honest memoir from Peter Brewer – a big-hearted larrikin with a whiteboard full of wisdom and a yarn (or 50) to tell. Now in his mid-60s, Peter reflects on a life jam-packed with colourful characters, career moves (some undeniably questionable), boisterous family gatherings and boardroom lessons. From his humble beginnings to becoming a respected leader in the real estate industry, PB’s learned – often the hard way – what really matters in business, family and life.

Dacă și tu ești copleșit de atâtea materii și exasperat din cauza profesorilor care te vor la olimpiade, cheamă-i în ajutor pe Barb, Terry și Al, cei mai grozavi parteneri de studiu! Chiar dacă nu ne convine s-o recunoaștem, nimic nu e mai important decât învățatul: fie că înveți să-ți ligi șireturile, să rezolvi probleme de trigonometrie, să confecționezi origami cu unicorni sau să faci flotări corect, totul ține de memorie. Dar dacă învățatul, chiar și la geografie, poate fi plăcut?

Las nuevas hornadas generacionales, los millennials y los Z, han sido criadas con enfoques terapéuticos y padres hipervigilantes que estaban obsesionados con la felicidad de sus hijos. Sin embargo, esos niños son hoy jóvenes solitarios, ansiosos, deprimidos e inseguros. En Mala terapia, Shrier, una de las pensadoras más lúcidas y atrevidas del momento, no duda en señalar a la industria de la salud mental como una pieza clave en la forja de padres inseguros y niños incapaces de madurar.

Com base em sua pesquisa de Doutorado pela Universidade de São Paulo e sua atuação na Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Simone propõe uma reflexão profunda sobre os Letramentos Críticos como ferramenta de ressignificação do ensino de línguas. O livro convida professores formadores e docentes em formação inicial e continuada a pensar criticamente o ensino de inglês para além da técnica — como prática social, política e transformadora.

Was erwartet uns in den nächsten Generationen - vor welchen Herausforderungen stehen wir bis dahin und welche Aufgaben werden wir zu meistern haben? Es geht in diesem Buch um Erziehung, Schule, Bildung, digitales Zeitalter, Vor- und Nachteile bestimmter Erziehungssysteme, Künstliche Intelligenz, geistige Gesetze, Spiritualität, die Schule der Zukunft und Herausforderungen des aktuellen Bildungssystems.

Ready to move from frustration to fluency? This audiobook was created to help you improve your Italian naturally, through engaging stories that are easy to follow and rich in useful language. You’ll hear 20 short stories in Italian, crafted for beginners and early intermediate learners. Each one is read by a native speaker, helping you sharpen your listening skills, improve pronunciation, and gain confidence step by step.

Drawing together the worlds of classroom practice, school leadership, and scientific research, this is an essential how-to guide for initiating and maintaining a school improvement journey based on the science of learning.

This CDL Exam Guide: Pre-Trip and Road Skills Test is your essential companion for passing two of the most critical components of the Commercial Driver’s License exam. Whether you’re a new applicant or refreshing your skills, this focused guide delivers step-by-step strategies and real-world insights to help you succeed.

Teaching, leading and learning are at the heart of every school and classroom. Our ability to grow and adapt to the ever-changing landscapes of education is what keeps our profession and ourselves moving forward. In Buddy, Bully & Beacon, we see how different personalities are drawn to various styles of teaching and leading. We examine archetypes and examples from pop culture to better understand how we can and must evolve.

American college teaching is in crisis, or so we are told. But we've heard that complaint for the past 150 years, as critics have denounced the poor quality of instruction in undergraduate classrooms. Students daydream in gigantic lecture halls while a professor drones on, or they meet with a teaching assistant for an hour of aimless discussion. The modern university does not reward teaching, so faculty members at every level neglect it in favor of research and publication.

In Universities on Fire, futurist Bryan Alexander explores higher education during an age of unfolding climate crisis. Powered by real-world examples and the latest research, Alexander assesses practical responses and strategies by surveying contemporary programs and academic climate research from around the world. He establishes a model of how academic institutions may respond and offers practical pathways forward for higher education. How will the two main purposes of education—teaching and research—change as the world heats up?

Focusing on schools in inner-city and suburban Detroit, Charles Bell draws on 160 in-depth interviews with Black high school students, their parents, and their teachers to illuminate the negative outcomes that are associated with out-of-school suspension. Bell also sheds light on the inherent shortcomings of school safety measures as he describes how schools fail to protect Black students, which leaves them vulnerable to bullying and victimization.

La vida universitaria es una de las partes más importantes de la educación. Este es un capítulo educativo en su vida que mejorará de manera efectiva y completa sus habilidades para lograr sus objetivos de vida. Es un trampolín para que todos logren sus objetivos.

In a world flooded with information but starved for meaning, Mind to Think offers a bold and urgent message: we must teach ourselves and our children not just what to think, but how to think. Blending the timeless wisdom of thinkers like Dewey and Socrates with modern approaches such as Philosophy for Children, Cooperative Learning, and Problem-Based Learning, this book is a practical and inspiring roadmap for educators, parents, and anyone invested in shaping minds that can reason, reflect, and respond creatively to the challenges of our age.

You’re not imagining it—education feels harder than ever. The paperwork is endless. Student engagement rollercoasters. And the tech? It keeps evolving before you’ve even had a chance to breathe. But what if, instead of scrambling to keep up, you could leap ahead—without burning out? Across classrooms, school offices, and kitchen tables, one thing is becoming clear: AI isn’t here to replace you. It’s here to help you do what you do best. It’s a tool to reduce your workload, personalize learning, and reignite the spark that brought you to education in the first place.

Descubre el legado de Pitágoras: Explora cómo este filósofo revolucionó la forma en que entendemos las matemáticas, las proporciones y la armonía, y cómo sus ideas sobre los números siguen influyendo en la ciencia moderna.

Os maiores filósofos da História da Humanidade refletem, nesta seleção de textos, sobre as grandes questões da existência, as que mais nos preocupam no dia a dia. Eles nos ensinam, com linguagem simples e clara, a resolver desde os mais elementares até os mais complexos dilemas do cotidiano. Amor, beleza, desejo, ética, existência, felicidade, justiça, liberdade, loucura, moral, morte, política, prazer, religião, sabedoria, tempo – nada escapa, nessa coletânea organizada, apresentada e comentada, com clareza e bom humor, por Claudio Blanc, editor e tradutor com formação em Filosofia.

История автора телеграм-канала «Экологиня» о том, как жить, если не хочешь сломать планету, но вокруг слишком много соблазнов. Экология – это то, что нас окружает.

As humans who teach, there is so much that we want for our students and for ourselves. We want to make our classrooms welcoming and equitable places for students, and we want to lead lives full of peace, love, and joy. However, the ways in which we have been socialized can hold us back. In Humans Who Teach: A Guide for Centering Love, Justice, and Liberation in Schools, Shamari Reid lays out a path for working toward liberation for our students and for ourselves by honoring our own humanity and choosing love over fear.