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The first days of school
First published 1998 · 352 pages
A pragmatic, deeply reassuring blueprint that transforms first-year teaching anxiety into structured, confident readiness.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like sitting down with a veteran mentor who hands you a warm cup of coffee and a foolproof survival guide. The pace is brisk and highly actionable, moving swiftly from philosophical encouragement to the nitty-gritty mechanics of classroom management. Its tone is relentlessly optimistic yet firmly prescriptive, creating a reassuring mood that cuts through the overwhelming dread of facing a room full of students for the first time. The prose is clear, direct, and heavily structured, designed not for leisurely reading but for frantic highlighting and desperate late-night referencing. It is the ultimate security blanket for new educators, offering a sense of control, purpose, and professional dignity to those stepping into the classroom.
- Mood
- optimistic
- structured
- reassuring
- purposeful
- Tone
- encouraging
- authoritative
- pragmatic
- earnest
- prescriptive
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- professional growth · classroom management · establishing routines · the power of expectations · teacher-student dynamics
- The writing
- Clear, direct, and highly formatted, designed for immediate practical application and quick reference.
- The arc
- Moves from the overwhelming anxiety of a new career to a sense of empowered, structured readiness.
- Who it's for
- New or struggling educators seeking a concrete, foolproof system to manage their classrooms and survive their first year.
About the book
Title of CD-ROM: Never cease to learn: an inspiring message to all educators from Harry K. Wong; with a special introduction by Rosemary T. Wong.
In the previous two editions, the CD-Rom was included as a share page.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Enhanced CD: may be played on any CD player, on a personal computer, or on a projector connected to a computer.
Direction requirements for CD: For a Windows computer: Insert CD in CD drive; wait 10-15 seconds for CD to autorun; when menu appears, select from listed options.
Direction requirements for CD: For a Mac computer: Insert CD in CD drive; on the Desktop, two CD icons named "Audio CD" and "Never cease to learn" will appear; if audio content starts to play on its own, stop it; open icon "Never cease to learn"; open file "Intro OS 8-9" or "Intro OS X," depending on your system version; when menu appears, select from listed options.
To present the video content using a computer-projector setup, you first need to access the video file directly. It is located under the CD's root directory. The file name is simply "Video". (Windows users: to access the root directory, go under My Computer, right-click the CD icon named "Never cease to learn", select "Open"). You may then use this file to produce a full-screen video presentation using a video projector.
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