The Legend of the Happy Teacher: Stories and Strategies for Keeping Your Passion

Being a teacher is intense, passionate, difficult, exasperating, exciting, demanding, and-most of all -rewarding!

Which is exactly why Dennis Haft wrote The Legend of the Happy Teacher-Stories and Strategies for Keeping Your Passion.

Based on his 30-plus years as a reading specialist, a classroom teacher, school principal and district superintendent-he uses personal experience as well as the many lessons learned from other teachers to tell the complex story of being a teacher-in a simple, straightforward and often humorous way.

A key aspect of the book is to encourage teachers to stay excited-to keep at it-to make changes-to revitalize their careers!

Each chapter begins with quotations from famous people that are relevant to that chapter's content; and each chapter also has a list of Action Steps and Things to Ponder-giving the reader the chance to take stock of their career and perhaps realign their perspective to help them be more effective and happier teachers.