What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is - it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture not...(展开全部)

What makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. The short answer is - it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture not...(展开全部)

The author of the best-selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college--and every other educational enterprise, too. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. The creative, successful people profiled in this book--college graduates who went on t...(展开全部)

The author of the best-selling book What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college--and every other educational enterprise, too. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. The creative, successful people profiled in this book--college graduates who went on t...(展开全部)

怎樣的學校才是卓越的？怎樣的老師才是傑出的？為什麼有些老師讓學生畢業多年之後仍銘記於心？答案不只在老師做了什麼，更在他們是怎樣的老師。最優秀的老師深切相信，教學確實攸關重要，所有的學生都能學習。透過一個個幽默、動人的故事，本書為我們描繪精彩教學的典範，並舉出學生展現創意和發掘自己潛能的實例。教學不是單向傳遞知識，而是促進學習──秉持這種信念的老師，只要花心思了解學生及學習的過程與本質，便能夠創造更成功的學習環境。這正是本書的核心理念：優良教學是可以學習的。 作者針對一些最優秀的大學老師，探究其集體智慧與技能。這些，不僅是教育工作者的職能重心，也是所有學生和家長理應關切的課題。「以學生為中心的教學」不是口號。本書讓我們領悟它的真正意義。老師由此學會教學，學生由此學會學習。

怎樣的學校才是卓越的？怎樣的老師才是傑出的？為什麼有些老師讓學生畢業多年之後仍銘記於心？答案不只在老師做了什麼，更在他們是怎樣的老師。最優秀的老師深切相信，教學確實攸關重要，所有的學生都能學習。透過一個個幽默、動人的故事，本書為我們描繪精彩教學的典範，並舉出學生展現創意和發掘自己潛能的實例。教學不是單向傳遞知識，而是促進學習──秉持這種信念的老師，只要花心思了解學生及學習的過程與本質，便能夠創造更成功的學習環境。這正是本書的核心理念：優良教學是可以學習的。 作者針對一些最優秀的大學老師，探究其集體智慧與技能。這些，不僅是教育工作者的職能重心，也是所有學生和家長理應關切的課題。「以學生為中心的教學」不是口號。本書讓我們領悟它的真正意義。老師由此學會教學，學生由此學會學習。

The right book at the right time: an impassioned defense of teachers and why our society needs them now more than ever. Former middle-school teacher and teachers' advocate Taylor Mali struck a chord with his passionate response to a man at a dinner party who asked him what kind of salary teachers make-a poetic rant that has been seen and forwarded millions of times on Facebook,...(展开全部)

理查德·B．弗里曼(Richard B．Freeman)，哈佛大学经济学教授，美国国家经济研究局劳动研究部主任。 詹姆斯·L．梅多夫(James L．Medoff)，哈佛人学经济系教授，美国国家经济研究局研究员。

I do what I Do is a non fiction book authored by economist and former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, Raghuram Rajan published by Harper Collins India in 2017. The book is a collection of speeches delivered by Rajan during his stint as the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India along with his commentary on the economic and political context prevalent at that time.

What do you do when: a lady polar bear walks into your igloo in a white fur coat? the lady you are forcing to walk the plank drops her handkerchief? you meet someone coming the other way on a circus tightrope? This is the funniest book on good behavior you'll ever read!