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Sims, Pamela, 1948-

Awakening brilliance : how to inspire children to become successful learners / by Pamela Sims.

Atlanta, Ga., U.S.A. : Bayhampton Publications, ©1997.

xxii, 220 pages ; 23 cm.

Grade level: k, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, p, e, i, s, t.

Awakening the love of learning series

Awakening the love of learning series.

Teachers -- United States -- Case studies.

Teaching -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Case studies.

Teacher-student relationships -- United States -- Case studies.

Motivation in education -- United States -- Case studies.

Learning, Psychology of -- Case studies.

Case studies.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index.

I: The voyage -- In the beginning -- By accident -- Rescued -- When paths cross -- Sarah -- What's wrong with the schools? -- My favorite teacher -- Confrontation -- No more habitual thinking -- Building self-esteem -- How can I change things? -- How important are learning styles? -- Politics and special education -- Is special education a good thing? -- Learning to share -- Control versus cooperation -- Limiting learning -- Evaluation for validation -- Reaching for a dream -- The mission -- Sailing -- II: The awakening -- Returning to school -- Journey of discovery -- Feeling safe -- Maintaining classroom control -- The problem student -- The vengeful teacher -- Making mistakes -- That inner voice -- Kinesthetic learning -- The classroom environment -- A sharing session -- Not convinced 00 New rules -- Modeling our leaders -- Evaluating students -- A gift -- High school -- Brilliance awakening -- The voyage continues.

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