The Gentle Red Pen
101 Tips on Becoming the Teacher Who Makes a Difference
Foreword by Davidji, Dean, Chopra Center University
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.
Across five practical sections, Bibi Angola shows educators how to lead with compassion without lowering the bar — how to build cooperative classrooms, teach critical thinking, and prepare students to be conscious global citizens rather than test-takers. Whether you are standing in front of your first class or your thirtieth, these tips meet you where you are.
- Published
- May 7, 2010
- Pages
- 160
- Sections
- 5 practical parts
- Tips
- 101
Two books in one cover.
The Gentle Red Pen works as a survival guide for first-year teachers and a revitalization tool for burnt-out veterans — the 101 tips are divided into five practical categories.
- Lead with compassion without lowering the bar
- Build cooperative, critical-thinking classrooms
- Teach by doing, not by lecturing
- Prepare students to be conscious global citizens
- 0113 tips
In the Classroom
The first days, the room itself, and the welcome that sets the tone for everything after.
- 028 tips
In the School
Colleagues, support staff, grants and the lounge — thriving in the building beyond your own door.
- 0339 tips
Teaching Techniques
The heart of the book: making learning fun, marking with kindness, and teaching by doing.
- 0423 tips
Taking Care of Teacher
Your health, your finances, your joy — staying inspired for a whole career.
- 0518 tips
The World Outside Your Classroom
Parents, technology, field trips and the wider world your students are growing up in.
“The student is the subject that we, as teachers, must learn to master.”
Bibi Angola
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