Terlingua Teacher: The Remarkable Lessons Taught and Learned in a One-room Texas Schoolhouse It was a challenge whose rewards far outweighed any inconvenience. The colorful residents, the school children, the beauty of the vast and awsome Trans-Pecos all play their part in making this an unforgettable experience and inspirational
| TITLE | : | Terlingua Teacher: The Remarkable Lessons Taught and Learned in a One-room Texas Schoolhouse |
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| RATING | : | 4.56 (263 Votes) |
| ASIN | : | 0974504831 |
| FORMAT TYPE | : | Paperback |
| NUMBER of PAGES | : | 171 Pages |
| PUBLISH DATE | : | 2005-10-01 |
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A search for a simpler, more rewarding lifestyle brings Trent Jones and his wife Olga to the ghost town of Terlingua, Texas so that Trent can accept the unusual job of teacher/principal/janitor of a one-room schoolhouse. So what if the princely sum of half his current salary would make it impossible for them to afford a telephone, or that they would have to haul drinking water from five miles away. It was a challenge whose rewards far outweighed any inconvenience. The colorful residents, the school children, the beauty of the vast and awsome Trans-Pecos all play their part in making this an unforgettable experience and inspirational triumph. Terlingua Teacher gives us a unique definition of what make a person a "success" and offers an insider's look at our hard-working educators and the sacrifices they often make. In its third printing since original publication in 1978. A afterword has
EDITORIAL :
A memoir of survival and dedication, it is witness to the impact of a committed teacher. --Publishers Weekly
Anyone who has ever wrestled with raw adversity, won, and still managed to limp away smiling will enjoy this story. --Dallas Morning News
A refreshing story. --Los Angeles Times
REVIEW :
While Wittgenstein romantically isolated himself wringing his hands in the service of a semi-secular priesthood, Ayer made real gains in reforming British adoption, schooling, and discrimination against homosexuals.
And this points to what makes this book far more interesting to read than the lives of most British philosophers - He actually lived a life worth reading about! Hardly a famous cultural figure lived through post-war Britain without having dinner with Ayer. It spots and kills anything it touches. In my humble opinion, that is good for philosophy, bad for your fan club.
I for one gained from reading this book. On reading his life story, I find that Ayer did more than I knew to bring the anti-metaphysical views of his hero Hume to the public, the academy, and a large and interesting slice of cultural limelights. Questions of God and metaphysics are lumped in this categ
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