Carol Campbell

“Dit is een van die hartverskeurenste stories wat ek in ’n lang tyd gelees het. Saam met die blote menslikheid van die verhaal, is daar die spanning wat by tye byna ondraaglik is, en ek moes myself keer om nie einde toe te blaai nie.” – Mike Nicol Vyftien jaar lank kruip Muis al weg. En noudat die Karoo so droog is, wil haar man Kapok hul donkiekarretjie in Leeu-Gamka se rigting draai – die één plek wat Muis nooit weer wil sien nie, want dit is hier waar die wrede Miskiet vir haar wag om haar terug te kry. Klein Witpop is opgewonde. Dalk kan sy nou televisie kyk en skool toe gaan. Haar broer Fansie hoop daar sal meer kos vir hom en hul babasussie Sponsie wees. Maar die duiwel is los in Leeu-Gamka en hulle moet desperaat vlug op hul karretjie. Sonder dokumente wat wys jy bestaan, kan die polisie jou nie veel help nie. In Carol Campbell se senutergende roman word die onsigbare en nomadiese karretjiemense van die Groot-Karoo op spanningsvolle wyse op die voorgrond geplaas.

Karretjiemense

Bob Sasyniuk

As we grow older, it becomes increasingly important to leave our families and loved ones with clear memories and accounts of our lives-true stories of ourselves, as only we can tell them. A History of My Life for You can help you do just that. Recall your life in your own words using the prompts provided here, and you can pass the record on as a special gift to your family members or as an added part of a family or personal history. This guide offers a chronological outline for you to use in formulating your autobiography. The story of your life can serve as a wonderful way for parents to connect with children and for children to learn about their grandparents. Pass on your thoughts, beliefs, ideas, and experiences-everything that makes you who you are. This template provides a guide to anyone looking to record their personal histories for families and loved ones to keep forever.

A History of My Life for You

It’s a black karoo night and a young woman covered in blood is running along a deserted dust track. Siena must reach Seekoegat Primary School, the only safe place she knows, but it’s a long way to run, a three-day ride on a donkey cart. As Siena runs, her story, and the story of her two friends, comes alive. Growing up with her in the margins was Boetie, neglected and wild, and Kriekie, whose mother worked the n1 truck-stops. When they meet again as grownups, the three must relive the devastating events that set them each on a new path.

The Tortoise Cried its Only Tear

Twintig jaar lank wag Ester Gelderblom al vir ’n huis. In Oudtshoorn se snerpende winter tree sy en haar vriendin Katjie aan om te sien of hulle name dalk dié keer op die regering se lys van nuwe huiseienaars verskyn. Ester droom van ’n tuiste vir haar dogter Liedjie, wat Sondae klawerbord by die Bless Me Jesus speel, en ’n plek waar haar man Neville weer op sy voete kan kom. Maar korrupsie beduiwel alles: Vir omkoopgeld manipuleer amptenare die behuisingskema se waglyste. Wanneer Katjie se blyplek afbrand, neem die twee vroue die reg in eie hande en beset hulle twee leë huise. So sit Ester en Katjie ’n reeks gebeure aan die gang wat alles kosbaar in hul lewens sal bedreig. ’n Huis vir Ester is ’n verhaal oor gierigheid en mag en diestryd om geregtigheid wanneer goeie mense besluit genoeg is genoeg.

'n Huis vir Ester

Ann Lieberman

Anna Yashkina

Teacher Learning and Leadership asserts that teachers should be put at the center of creating, developing, organizing, implementing, and sharing their own ideas for school change rather than being passive recipients of knowledge from the outside. It argues that there is tremendous potential for the good of students and the professionalization of teaching, when teachers work collaboratively to develop their own and their colleagues’ professional knowledge and practices and are supported by school and system leaders, unions and government. The book draws on the groundbreaking work of the Teacher Learning and Leadership Program in Ontario and uses an in-depth case study to illustrate its points. It demonstrates how professional development built around collaboration, teacher leadership, curriculum development, technology and pedagogy can be organized in a way that redistributes control and responsibility to teachers, thereby instilling a genuine sense of pride and accomplishment in their work. This book is a sincere outreach from the authors who advocate for the professional development of, by and for teachers as individuals and, importantly, as a collective profession. The authors argue that projects like the TLLP (a joint initiative between the Ontario Ministry of Education and the Ontario Teachers’ Federation) can radically, and positively, transform teachers’ knowledge, skills and practices. The book provides an important model for school change led by teachers, rather than experts, in partnership with school and system leaders and is a fascinating read for all those concerned with teaching, teacher development and educational change.

Of, By, and For Teachers

Teacher Learning and Leadership

Linda Darling-Hammond

Karen Hammerness

A. Lin Goodwin

Ken Zeichner

Mistilina Sato

Ann McIntyre

Ee-Ling Low

Dion Burns

Discover how high-performing systems shape teaching quality around the world Producing highly skilled and committed teachers is not the work of a single innovative school or the aggregation of heroic individuals who succeed against the odds. In high-performing countries, the opportunities for teachers to learn sophisticated practices and continue to improve are embedded systemically in education policies and practices. Empowered Educators describes how this seemingly magical work is done—how a number of forward-thinking educational systems create a coherent set of policies designed to ensure quality teaching in all communities. . . and how the results are manifested in practice. Spanning three continents and five countries, Empowered Educators examines seven jurisdictions that have worked to develop comprehensive teaching policy systems: Singapore and Finland, the states of New South Wales and Victoria in Australia, the provinces of Alberta and Ontario in Canada, and the province of Shanghai in China. Renowned education expert Linda Darling-Hammond and a team of esteemed scholars offer lessons learned in a number of areas that shape the teaching force and the work of teachers, shedding unprecedented light on areas such as teacher recruitment, preparation, induction and mentoring, professional learning, career and leadership development, and more. Find out how quality teaching is developed and conducted across the globe Discover a common set of strategies for developing, supporting, and sustaining the ongoing learning and development of teachers and school leaders See how high-performing countries successfully recruit and train educators Understand why the sharing of expertise among teachers and administrators within and across schools is beneficial A fascinating read for researchers, policymakers, administrators, teacher educators, pre-service teachers and leaders, and anyone with an interest in education, this book offers a rare glimpse into the systems that are shaping quality teaching around the world.

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