See Me After Class by Roxanna Elden

I ran across Roxanna Elden’s excellent “See Me After Class: Advice for Teachers by Teachers” while killing time in a bookstore– gravitating, as usual, to the education section. Elden, a National Board Certified Teacher in Miami, has put together a terrific handbook of non-traditional advice and perspectives on practice. An excellent reference for new teachers, it’s also engaging for grizzled veterans–I found myself reading long passages, snorting gently and nodding. In the end, I had to buy the book. You should, too.

TIASL: I love this book! My absolute favorite part of the book was the long, annotated list of strengths that new teachers might bring to the classroom (Chapter 6, Your Teacher Personality). You noted that everyone who comes into teaching has at least a couple of these gifts. What inspired you to see new teachers as unique personalities, rather than inexperienced technicians needing strategies?

Click here to read the rest of the interview on Nancy Flanagan’s blog, Teacher in a Strange Land.