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Meet Bibi Angola — veteran educator and published author. Her book The Gentle Red Pen distills nearly three decades in the classroom into 101 tips for teachers who want to make a difference.
“The student is the subject that we, as teachers, must learn to master.”
Teach with compassion. Prepare students to be conscious global citizens — not just test-takers.
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The Gentle Red Pen
101 Tips on Becoming the Teacher Who Makes a Difference
Part survival guide for first-year teachers, part revitalization tool for burnt-out veterans — The Gentle Red Pen distills nearly three decades in the classroom into 101 practical, human tips. Its premise is disarmingly simple: the red pen doesn't have to wound. It can encourage.
- A survival guide for first-year teachers
- A revitalization tool for veterans
- Five practical, human sections
- Grounded in 30 years in the classroom
Every tip, brought to life on video.
All 101 tips are now on video — one short video each, organized into five sections, free with the book.

A life spent making a difference.
Nearly 30 years in the classroom — English, ESL, Creative Writing, History, Journalism, and Chess — taught across traditional high schools, adult schools, and continuation programs for the students others had given up on. All of it distilled into one book.
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