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Surviving and Succeeding in Difficult ClassroomsSurviving and Succeeding in Difficult Classrooms by Paul Blum
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The best book on discipline bar none. Tells it like it is.
No Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in LearningNo Excuses: Closing the Racial Gap in Learning by Abigail M. Thernstrom
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Excellent analysis that demonstrates the effects of culture on education
Craft of the Classroom (The Craft of the Classroom)Craft of the Classroom (The Craft of the Classroom) by Mr Michael Marland
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A book on classroom management that's willing to fly in the face of fashion, sitting at your desk at the front of the class has a place here
Extreme Headship: A Case Study in Educational Leadership and School ImprovementExtreme Headship: A Case Study in Educational Leadership and School Improvement by Philip McNulty
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Blow by blow account of a school at the sharp end
Dumbing down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good about Themselves but Can't Read, Write, or AddDumbing down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good about Themselves but Can't Read, Write, or Add by Charles J. Sykes
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Excellent polemic indicating what has gone wrong in educational thinking