Teach & Thrive – Wisdom from an Urban Teacher`s Career Narrative Valtierra

Teach & ThriveWisdom from an Urban Teacher's Career Narrative\nAuthor(s): Kristina Valtierra\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Inc, United States\nImprint: Information Age Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781681235820, 978-1681235820\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 o.