| Description |
viii, 87 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-86). |
| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Contents -- Foreword -- Chapter 1 Looking Glass Street -- Be a teacher first, regardless of your administrative title. -- Chapter 2 A Calm, Kamm Presence -- Discover and encourage individual interests and capabilities. -- Chapter 3 Read the Last Page First -- Nurture students as individuals. -- Chapter 4 Bees Made This? -- Value and support the individual temperaments and talents of teachers. -- Chapter 5 Miss Elsie and the Flat Tire -- Share what you know. Share what you are. Solve problems together. -- Chapter 6 Noticing and the Look -- Pay attention to children. Listen to them; hear more than they say. -- Chapter 7 Quoth the Children: "Read Some More!" -- Read good literature aloud to all grade levels. -- Chapter 8 Phone Home, Then Wipe the Slate Clean -- Give everyone a chance to show you their best selves. -- Chapter 9 The Day Charlie Got His New Teeth -- Provide support of the appropriate kind to everyone in the school family. -- Chapter 10 If the Cook Doesn't Show Up, Boil Spaghetti -- Model respect for all work that serves others -- Chapter 11 Make an Experience an Event! -- Take children to places of lifelong learning and enjoyment. -- Chapter 12 You Can't Direct the Wind, But You Can Adjust the Sails -- Involve the community in all activities of the school. Cultivate the media. -- Chapter 13 It's Not Goodbye -- Celebrate everyday and momentous occasions as a school family. -- Appendix A Sit in a Big Chair All Day and Boss People Around -- Share leadership, so that others can learn to lead. (Current research on the nurturing role of principals and the legacy of Mr. Kamm.) -- Appendix B Biography of Charles Kamm. |
| Summary |
"The Man Who Became a School is the story of Summerfield Grade School and Charles Kamm, a principal and teacher who devoted his entire professional career to this rural Illinois school. A modest man of quiet dignity, understated intelligence, wit, and gracious manner, Kamm communicated his principles and sense of purpose to those around him for 38 years. He created a school family, where each person was valued, and encouraged the development of a community family, where parents, grandparents, and citizens participated in the programs and activities of the school.". |
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"This book is not intended to be a nostalgic walk down memory lane but rather an illustration of what is possible when principles guide administrative decision making. Although Kamm's career as a teacher and principal came to a close in the 1990s, the basic principles of thought and behavior that directed his practice are timeless in their application. Schools, teachers, communities, and legal mandates change, but the core ideals of successful human relationships remain the same."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Subject |
Kamm, Charles.
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Summerfield Grade School (Summerfield, Ill.)
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Kamm, Charles. (OCoLC)fst00505050
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Summerfield Grade School (Summerfield, Ill.) (OCoLC)fst00786475
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Teachers -- Illinois -- Summerfield -- Biography.
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School principals -- Illinois -- Summerfield -- Biography.
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School principals. (OCoLC)fst01107681
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Teachers. (OCoLC)fst01144248
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Illinois -- Summerfield.
(OCoLC)fst01259919
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Schulleiter (DE-588)4127948-7
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Illinois (DE-588)4109206-5
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biographie.
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| ISBN |
1578861527 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9781578861521 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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