Presidential Wisdom for Teachers: Learning to Lead from the Commanders-in-Chief

This book provides over one hundred vignettes from ten different presidents, with each story providing a compact lesson promoting educational and professional growth. Each chapter covers a different president and begins with a brief biographical sketch that introduces the featured president. Every page provides a self-contained lesson that includes a presidential anecdote, an application for the classroom, and a discussion question. Each chapter concludes with a debriefing exercise to promote further thought, discussion, and application. Administrators, mentors, or teachers can use the book for daily professional development or as part of an in-service program.