Real Talk for Real Teachers: Advice for Teachers from Rookies to Veterans: "No Retreat, No Surrender!" - Rilegato

“The most interesting and influential classroom teacher in the country.” – The Washington Post

“Rafe Esquith is a genius and a saint.” – The New York Times

“One of those magical teachers.” —Los Angeles Times

“Esquith is a modern-day Thoreau, preaching the value of good work, honest self-reflection and the courage to go

one’s own way.” – Newsday

“Politicans, burbling over how to educate the underclass, would do well to stop by Rafe Esquith’s fifth-grade class.” – Time

“Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire . . . offers practical advice for teachers and parents.” —USA Today

"Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire," the second entry from the renowned Los Angeles educator, offers an hour-by-hour account of techniques that have helped his poor urban students excel for nearly 25 years. It is a volume that rebuts every pundit who doubts the wisdom of investing in troubled schools, but balances it with a vivid reality check for those who underestimate the difficulty of the task... If only more of us could fire up our inner Esquith.” – Cleveland Plain-Dealer

“From the moment I entered Rafe Esquith’s fifth grade classroom, I knew it was a special place.” —Bill Whitaker, CBS News

“Rafe Esquith is a trail-blazing, fast-talking fifth grade teacher.” —NPR, “All Things Considered”

“If you could distil the essence of Rafe Esquith, bottle it and sell it to school districts hungry for master teachers, you’d no doubt make millions. [Teach Like Your Hair’s on Fire] should be required reading for all teachers, especially those whose passion for the profession has cooled.” —Dallas Morning News