It Sure Beats Working for a Living (Just Kid-ing) is a resource book by San Lorenzo Education Association member George Peterson, who has taught elementary school for 33 years. Designed as "a book on education that doesn't sound like a book on education," it offers anecdotal advice and reflections on a variety of topics, including management styles, how children learn best, use of facilities and personnel, surviving in portables, measuring student success and teaching without dittos.
The book costs $13. For more information, contact Kargeo Press, 1221 Clarke Lane, Alameda, CA 94502, or call (510) 865-5753.
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