In over twenty years of working with new teachers‎,‎ I‎'‎ve reviewed many books written to describe how to teach successfully‎.‎ These books‎,‎ even those that tell stories about the students‎,‎ rarely include the real voices of students‎.‎ As a result‎,‎ for too many new teachers‎,‎ the students are abstracts ‎- not real‎.‎ In this book‎,‎ real students speak and give new teachers‎,‎ even veteran teachers‎,‎ and insights into how to create a classroom that works for both students and teachers‎.‎ Kids need to be heard and listened to before a teacher can be successful‎.‎ This book is a must‎-read for first year teachers or teachers who want to reexamine their teaching practices‎.‎ ‎-‎- Kathleen K‎.‎ Huie‎,‎ Director of Teacher Development‎,‎ 1992 Florida Teacher of the Year‎,‎ Retired I just finished Transparent Teaching‎.‎ All of the problems teachers experience‎,‎ such as handling profanity and discipline‎,‎ are attacked with clarity and suggestion‎,‎ with models to improve and to fix‎.‎ IT WOULD HAVE BEEN SUCH A BLESSING IN MY FIRST YEAR‎!‎ I‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎