Teach & Thrive - 9781681235813

Teach & ThriveWisdom from an Urban Teacher's Career Narrative\nAuthor(s): Kristina Valtierra\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781681235813, 978-1681235813\nSynopsis\nTeacher burn out contributes to the epidemic of early career exit. At least half of all new K-12 teachers leave the profession by the time they reach their fifth year of teaching. Conversely, there are urban teachers who survive burn out and thrive as career- long educators. This book results from an in-depth qualitative study that explored one 40-year veteran teachers career narrative, analyzing how she not only survived the burn out epidemic, but also thrived as a highly effective career-long urban teacher.\n\nPart 1 of this book uses a critical socio-political lens is used to guide readers through the complexities of career thrival. Framed within the story of one new urban teachers typical morning, the book begins with an overview .