Legendary Teacher Stories - How To Catch A Swamp Frog is a heartfelt tribute by Dr. Clement to the Legendary Teachers that impacted him both as a student and as an educational professional. Chapter by chapter, he tells the story of the adults in his life who went above and beyond and impacted and molded his future.

Legendary Teacher Stories - How To Catch A Swamp Frog is a heartfelt tribute by Dr. Clement to the Legendary Teachers that impacted him both as a student and as an educational professional. Chapter by chapter, he tells the story of the adults in his life who went above and beyond and impacted and molded his future.

In addition to its outstanding analysis of "total teachers" and school culture, this book provides action guidelines for teachers and for principals that are filled with insight that will help school educators take responsibility for reform.

Listen closely to the sounds, often very loud, that frogs make without ever opening their mouths. Together they make a concert!

In this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, Natalia Ginzburg explores both the mundane details and inescapable catastrophes of personal life with the grace and wit that have assured her rightful place in the pantheon of classic mid-century authors. Whether she writes of the loss of a friend, Cesare Pavese; or what is inexpugnable of World War II; or the Abruzzi, where she and her first husband lived in forced residence under Fascist rule; or the importance of silence in our society; or her vocation as a writer; or even a pair of worn-out shoes, Ginzburg brings to her reflections the wisdom of a survivor and the spare, wry, and poetically resonant style her readers have come to recognize. "A glowing light of modern Italian literature . . . Ginzburg's magic is the utter simplicity of her prose, suddenly illuminated by one word that makes a lightning streak of a plain phrase. . . . As direct and clean as if it were carved in stone, it yet speaks thoughts of the heart.' — The New York Times Book Review

As a school Superintendent, the author recounts his day in a second grade classroom. He agreed to take the class for the day in an effort to stay connected to the daily efforts of the Teachers across the school district that he was responsibile for. Let's just say that he met his match.

When Gator starts tappin his toes, all the swamp animals sing to his beat