The Inspired Teacher: A Book Review

Have you every met a soul that has transformed your life? Your way of thinking? In one of my latest reads, "The Inspired Teacher-How to Know One, Grow One, or Be One" by Carol Frederick Steele, the author does just that. 


Millions of teachers every day inspire GREATNESS in their students. Although they are often buried among the teachers who only view their profession as just as job, they often shine like the blazing sun. 


In Steele's book, the author describes 13 key things inspired teachers do to help the students they work with and teach. Throughout each chapter she describes four types of teachers who exist in today's schools: 


The Unaware Teacher-Self explanatory
The Aware Teacher-At the starting gate 
The Capable Teacher-Has moved through half the track 
The Inspired Teacher-The one that move beyond the finish line long after the race is done


Steele provides teachers with thought provoking questions to help guide them towards the pinnacle of teaching career, what I would like to call the Inspired Teacher. She provides teachers of how and why they fall into one of the four categories as well. 


This is definitely a book that all teachers need to read. It is one that I believe could spark great conversation about what it means to truly be teacher who inspires learning and is dedicated to their work beyond their paycheck. 


http://www.amazon.com/The-Inspired-Teacher-Know-Grow/dp/1416607420/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1335482162&sr=8-1

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