How to Survive in Your Native Land

by James Herndon

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In How to Survive in Your Native LandJames Herndon details classroom life and the inescapable realities of a school situation. This is a compelling vision of what really goes on in school and how the conventional school structure actually affects teaching and learning. The realities may be hard, but Herndon's humorous touch makes this book easy to read.

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James Herndon taught in California for more than twenty-five years and was president of his local teachers' union. His writing about education. established him as one of the most important voices of the nation's school reform movement.

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Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
373.1Society, government, & cultureEducationSecondary educationPrivate instruction: tutor, governess, coach
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LA222 .H4EducationHistory of educationHistory of educationUnited States
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