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Make learning fun.

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
Read what Davidji says in the foreword
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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.

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Bibi Angola in a white suit, smiling and holding The Gentle Red Pen
Bibi Angola · Author
About Bibi

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.

30
Years teaching
10+
Subjects taught
2013
Teacher of the Year

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