Collecting My Thoughts

A broad range of educational issues is treated in this collection of 120 short essays, written from the perspective of the author's 40 years in the education field. Section titles include: Teachers and Teaching; Episodes in the History of Education; Flights of Fancy; Defending the Schools; War and Peace; A Few Questions and Fewer Answers; and Gratuitous Advice. Episodes and anecdotes of personal experience are related, as well as philosophical reveries. (FG)

Collecting My Thoughts is a unique compilation of short stories that walks readers through the author's journey of evolution. In this collection of essays, you'll get an intimate view as a young man shares his story of remorse, healing, redemption and emerging from the womb of darkness. The author's intent is to save someone from falling into the darkness due to a lack of knowledge of one's true divine nature. The author uses his past mistakes to encourage others to think before making choices and decisions that can alter their life. He transparently opens up about a tragic situation that shifted the trajectory of his life, and shares how his experience being incarcerated molded him into a better version of himself. After reading this book, readers will feel more inclined to take accountability for their actions, as well as how to embrace the person they were created to be. Collecting My Thoughts will encourage you to also take inventory of your own thoughts so that you can ultimately make decisions that benefit all of mankind.

“Incredible . . . Inspiring . . . Important.” —Library Journal, starred review “A marvelous yarn, loaded with near-calamitous adventures and characters as memorable as Singer creations.” —The New York Post “What began as a quixotic journey was also a picaresque romp, a detective story, a profound history lesson, and a poignant evocation of a bygone world.” —The Boston Globe “Every now and again a book with near-universal appeal comes along: Outwitting History is just such a book.” —The Sunday Oregonian As a twenty-three-year-old graduate student, Aaron Lansky set out to save the world’s abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Today, more than a million books later, he has accomplished what has been called “the greatest cultural rescue effort in Jewish history.” In Outwitting History, Lansky shares his adventures as well as the poignant and often laugh-out-loud stories he heard as he traveled the country collecting books. Introducing us to a dazzling array of writers, he shows us how an almost-lost culture is the bridge between the old world and the future—and how the written word can unite everyone who believes in the power of great literature. A Library Journal Best Book A Massachusetts Book Award Winner in Nonfiction An ALA Notable Book

A poetry collection that both illustrates what mindfulness is and encourages young, growing minds to be present, from poet and educator Georgia Heard, with art by Isabel Roxas. Poets have long observed the world in a mindful way. They point out beauty we might have missed, draw our attention to our inner thoughts, and call us to see our society in new ways. But as daily life become more and more chaotic, children grow distracted. According to the CDC, 9.4% of children have ADHD and 7% have anxiety/depression. And these numbers continue to climb. As treatment doctors recommend healthy eating, physical activity, plenty of sleep, and mindfulness techniques. Georgia Heard is a poet and educator—and she has long had her own meditation practice. In My Thoughts Are Clouds, she uses poetry to demonstrate what mindfulness is and gives kids—and their parents and teachers—accessible ways to learn mindfulness tools.

Recollecting Collecting interrogates and illustrates the meaning and practical nature of film and media collections while considering the vast array of personal and professional motivations behind their assemblage.

A place to write your goals, dreams, stories, and much more! Filled with 130 pages, each with a positive word that inspires and motivates your life. Keep writing.