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Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year. Rebel ‘Mayor.’ High School Dropout.

Edsurge

In his book, “ High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year ,” Anthony’s complicated relationship to education comes through as the fuel behind his work. They self-publish books. 28-year-old Anthony Johnson posing for a photo in his Livingstone College marching band uniform. They launch weather balloons into space.

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5 Books for Families Who Are Rethinking School

The Innovative Educator

The book provides parents with 20 concrete actions they can take to advocate for the rights of their child in school today. The book has advice and stories from parents who homeschooled their children while also working. To help with that parents can read “ Fix the School, Not the Child.”

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Retrieval practice, CBE, and what we value regarding student learning

Dangerously Irrelevant

A number of educators across the country are finding great value in ‘learning science’ books such as Powerful Teaching: Unleash the Science of Learning. The language that the authors use in the book to introduce their key concepts also emphasizes lower-level learning (e.g., lectures)” (p.

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OPINION: Often overlooked vocational-tech schools provide great solutions to student debt, labor shortages

The Hechinger Report

Meanwhile, the overall dropout rate at regional voc-techs is 0.5 percent statewide dropout rate, according to 2020-21 Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education data, and special needs students fare particularly well at voc-tech schools. Chris Sinacola is a former newspaper editor and the author of five books.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

In 2014, Schargel was nominated for the Brock International Prize in Education for “demonstrating clear evidence of success in dropout prevention and for retaining students in alternative education environments. In addition, Schargel is an internationally recognized speaker, trainer and author of thirteen best-selling books.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

Edsurge

High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” New Book Takes a Fresh Look at ‘How Humans Learn.’. Here's the count-down of the most-listened-to episodes of the year. Meet Anthony Johnson: Teacher of the Year.

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The Why Is Everything

Digital Promise

He describes his latest book, Dark Horse: Achieving Success Through the Pursuit of Fulfillment, as a kind of “user’s manual for the dark horse mindset.” He knows the mindset well; before he was a Harvard professor, he was a high school dropout. He forged his own path to success only after realizing what it was that truly motivated him.

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