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Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students

This invaluable guide to teaching teenagers features the uncensored advice of 40 students from three cities on how teachers can transcend the barriers of adolescent identity and culture to reach the diverse pupils in today's urban schools. Illustrations.

Subject
educationself-help
Themes
teacherswork
Setting
USAcollege
Mood
inspirational
Audience
adult

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