Christian Teachers in Public Schools: 13 Essentials for the Classroom

I have been using Christian Teachers in Public Schools as a text in my Foundations of Education course for our teaching candidates for the past 3 years. Each semester my students never fail to report how much they are impacted by this book. They come into this course feeling that as future Christian teachers they will have no way to share or live out their faith in a public school setting. After reading Parker's inspiring stories and suggestions, my students experience a complete change of attitude and become excited about the possibilities inherent in becoming Christian educators. The most common comments I hear are: "This book changed my life!" and "I am going to keep this book handy so I can refer to it often after I get my own classroom." I highly recommend choosing this text as a supplement to formal textbooks in any undergraduate Teacher Ed course.

One of my very favorite books I picked up in college, this is one textbook that I am hanging on to! It is inspiring and encouraging, a book that I will certainly return to in my future career!

On time and as good as new.

Even if you are not Christian, educators will enjoy these true stories of how God has worked in the lives and events of the author and her students. A very uplifting and inspiring book that will encourage educators in public schools.

LOVE this book!

Book in excellent condition.

I was really looking forward to this book as a chance to get closer to God and further serving Him at work but this book does not help. It showcases a very narrow minded, unwelcoming view of Christianity. When you work in public schools you need to accept and love all regardless of anything else. This author seems to work under the beliefs that you are only good if you are Christian and that those of other faiths can't be good people and valued for who they are. I would strongly not recommend this book.

I had to purchase this book for a class. You could easily read the book by just reading the chapter headings and nothing else. If you have to buy it buy it used.

I found this to be an encouraging and practical book for a Christian teacher. It's not perfect, not all is relevant to me; but of course every teacher has their own experiences and considering the US system is pretty different to the UK, I still found a lot of this very helpful.

Not too many platitudes, as these books often have.... Just really good common sense advice and a heartfelt sentiment. I will read it more than once.

アメリカの公立学校での教師という仕事は、クリスチャンにとってなかなかチャレンジの大きい仕事のようです。日本でですが、私が高校のパート教師をしていたとき、霊のことや、キリスト教について質問してくる子がいて、教師としてどこまで話していいのかわからなかったので、読んでみました。子どもたちが登校する前に、教室で一人一人のために席を回りつつ祈ったり、霊のことや信仰について聞かれたことについては誠実にみことばに立って答えることなど、この本から学びました。卒業式の祝辞ではみことばを引用することに勇気が持てました。