School Blues

School Blues PDF Author: Daniel Pennac
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0857387642
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Daniel Pennac has never forgotten what it was like to be a very unsatisfactory student, nor the day one of his teachers saved his life by assigning him the task of writing a novel. This was the moment Pennac realized that no-one has to be a failure for ever. In School Blues, Pennac explores the many facets of schooling: how fear makes children reject education; how children can be captivated by inventive thinking; how consumerism has altered attitudes to learning. Haunted by memories of his own turbulent time in the classroom, Pennac enacts dialogues with his teachers, his parents and his own students, and serves up much more than a bald analysis of how young people are consistently failed by a faltering system. School Blues is not only universally applicable, but it is unquestionably a work of literature in its own right, driven by subtlety, sensitivity and a passion for pedagogy, while embracing the realities of contemporary culture.

Last Day Blues

Last Day Blues PDF Author: Julie Danneberg
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 1580890466
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
During the last week of school, the students in Mrs. Hartwell's class try to come up with the perfect present for their teacher.

Middle School Blues

Middle School Blues PDF Author: Lou Kassem
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9780380703630
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
Twelve-year-old Cindy begins seventh grade with a certain amount of apprehension, but discovers that her new friends and experiences are thoroughly enjoyable.

Boarding School Blues

Boarding School Blues PDF Author: Clifford E. Trafzer
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803294639
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
An in depth look at boarding schools and their effect on the Native students.

Writing the School House Blues

Writing the School House Blues PDF Author: Anne Haas Dyson
Publisher: Teachers College Press
ISBN: 0807779784
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 193

Book Description
Anne Dyson confronts race and racism head-on with this ethnographic study of a child’s efforts to belong—to be a child among children. Follow the journey of a small Black child, Ta’Von, as he moves from a culturally inclusive preschool through the early grades in a school located in a majority white neighborhood. Readers will see Ta’Von encountering obstacles but finding agency and joy through writing and music-making, especially his love of the blues. Most attempts at desegregating schools are studied by reducing individual children to demographic statistics and test scores. This book, instead, provides a child’s perspective on challenges to classroom inclusion. Ta’Von’s journey demonstrates that it is within children’s peer worlds—formed in response to institutional policies and practices like desegregation initiatives, standardized testing, and a curricular focus on so-called “basic literacy skills”—that inequity becomes part of the experience of childhood. This book examines policies about literacy testing and teaching, including the potential power of the written word and of the arts. “Few researchers have had a career so embedded inside the lives of children in a classroom context as Anne Haas Dyson. This book should be on every literacy researcher’s shelf. It is a culmination of years of Dyson’s relentless fight against deficit framings of children and the deep inequalities that continue to persist in the world.” —Jennifer Rowsell, professor of literacies and social innovation, University of Bristol

Blue Goes to School

Blue Goes to School PDF Author: Angela C. Santomero
Publisher: Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon
ISBN: 9780689832802
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Blue loves going to school! She loves painting time, reading time, and lunchtime. But sometimes Blue has to face some tough situations at school. Preschoolers get to help their favorite puppy figure out solutions to some of her problems in this interactive story.

The Sky Blues

The Sky Blues PDF Author: Robbie Couch
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 153447787X
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 296

Book Description
Sky’s small town turns absolutely claustrophobic when his secret promposal plans get leaked to the entire school in this witty, “earnest, heartfelt” (Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author), and ultimately hopeful debut novel for fans of What if it’s Us? and To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before. Sky Baker may be openly gay, but in his small, insular town, making sure he was invisible has always been easier than being himself. Determined not to let anything ruin his senior year, Sky decides to make a splash at his high school’s annual beach bum party by asking his crush, Ali, to prom—and he has thirty days to do it. What better way to start living loud and proud than by pulling off the gayest promposal Rock Ledge, Michigan, has ever seen? Then, Sky’s plans are leaked by an anonymous hacker in a deeply homophobic e-blast that quickly goes viral. He’s fully prepared to drop out and skip town altogether—until his classmates give him a reason to fight back by turning his thirty-day promposal countdown into a school-wide hunt to expose the e-blast perpetrator. But what happens at the end of the thirty days? Will Sky get to keep his hard-won visibility? Or will his small-town blues stop him from being his true self?

Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar

Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar PDF Author: Mickey Baker
Publisher: Ashley Pub
ISBN: 9780825652806
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 64

Book Description
Provides exercises for jazz guitar techniques, including jazz riffs, breaks, fill-ins, and solos.

Ninth Grade Blues

Ninth Grade Blues PDF Author: Bruce Ingram
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781944962340
Category : High school students
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
Ninth Grade Blues follows four teens through the adventures and misadventures of the first year of high school. Interweaving first person stories are told by: Luke: a shy, poorly dressed boy from the wrong side of the tracks. But he has hidden talents in science -- and he is even appealing to some girls. Elly: sociable and friendly, Elly worries about getting a boy to like her. She has frizzy hair, and a few excess pounds. However, she is also a top notch student. Elly has her life mapped out, all the way through a big church wedding and a house in the suburbs. Marcus: a freshman superstar, Marcus plays football and basketball at the varsity level and has his sights on a D-I college scholarship. He worries about having to choose between the NBA and the NFL. Mia: a smart, dedicated girl who gets straight A's. Her Mexican-American parents are intent on matching her up with a nice Hispanic boy. But Mia and Luke begin studying together, and very soon, Mia develops other opinions.

Double Bass Blues

Double Bass Blues PDF Author: Andrea J. Loney
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1524718521
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
A Caldecott Honor Book! A joyous celebration of family, community, and the unifying power of music, perfect for fans of Last Stop on Market Street. Nic is an aspiring musician whose life spans two different worlds--his suburban school where he wows his friends in orchestra, and the busy city streets of his home where he's jostled by the crowd. Nic makes his way home from a busy day at school with a double bass on his back, the symphony of his surroundings in his heart, and a sweet surprise for the reader at the end of his journey. This is a sweet, melodious picture book about how dedication, music, and family can overcome any obstacle.
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