{"product_id":"opinions-of-a-maverick-educator-less-traveled-paths-that-foster-student-greatness-paperback","title":"OPINIONS of a Maverick Educator: Less Traveled Paths that Foster Student Greatness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Stoddard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpinions of a Maverick Educator\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a revolutionary teaching\/learning approach that was discovered at a school where Lynn Stoddard was principal. Instead of trying to standardize and make students alike in knowledge and skills, parents and teachers unite to find and magnify positive differences. Subject matter content is used differently, not as a goal, but as a tool for teachers and parents working in partnership to help students grow in seven vital qualities or powers of greatness: identity, inquiry, interaction, initiative, imagination, intuition, and integrity. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis approach restores teaching as a profession where the role of curriculum is changed from being a boss to that of a servant of teachers and parents to help them unleash the amazing potential of each incredible student. Thousands of subjects are selected, as needed, to help students grow as unique individuals and aspire to become contributors, not burdens, to society. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an elaboration and fine-tuning of the ideas and concepts that were first introduced in \u003ci\u003eEducating for Human Greatness\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOpinions \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read for educators, administrators, parents, and even advanced students who feel limited or trapped by the current educational system and have a desire to make a change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLynn Stoddard has thirty-six years of experience as a teacher and elementary school principal. He opted to retire to pursue education reform, based on a philosophy that teaching should focus on individual growth in the \"powers of human greatness.\" He has served as a keynote speaker at events in Alaska, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, and Utah.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStoddard has written many articles on education reform. He is also the author of the book \u003ci\u003eEducating for Human Greatness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe resides in Farmington, Utah. If you have questions about his plan for education reform, you can e-mail him at lstrd@yahoo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.33 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 14, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42115023077511,"sku":"9781539065739","price":13.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b16ff28d40b51850e637d5eb53b13411.webp?v=1746509723","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/opinions-of-a-maverick-educator-less-traveled-paths-that-foster-student-greatness-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}