It Doesn't Take A Genius Five Truths to

Two award-winning educators give you strategies to reach out and instill skills for success in your kids or studentsWith multiple teaching awards to their credit, Tommie Lindsey and Randall McCutcheon have taught every type of student--from the underprivileged to the ordinary.It Doesn't Take a Geniusgives you first-hand access to the strategies that have inspired students to succeed, even in impoverished districts.Entertaining and packed with practical advice, this motivating narrative is organized into five principles, each composed of "bite-size" lessons and testimonials from the teachers' greatest success stories.

Tommie Lindsey has worked with students in the California public school system for more than 25 years. Nearly 100 percent of his students go to college from a working class neighborhood where the average is 38 percent.

Randy McCutcheon is an award-winning educator who has taught high school English, Speech, Debate and Journalism. He also trains teachers, administrators and businesspeople and has worked in radio and TV for 10 years.

Foreword

vii

Dr. John Sexton

Acknowledgments

xi

Preface

xiii

Introduction

xvii

The First Truth: Be the First Believer

1

(56)

A Nut with a Mission

7

(6)

``Reality'' Teaching

13

(8)

Practical Matters: A Sit-in with Class

21

(2)

Patching Human Souls

23

(6)

Wall-Flowering

29

(4)

Improbable Dreams

33

(6)

Considering the Source

39

(8)

Self-Refilling Prophecies

47

(6)

Safety First

53

(4)

The Second Truth: Class Is Never Dismissed

57

(58)

You Can't Always Want What You Get

61

(6)

Image Isn't Everything, but It's Something

67

(8)

Aiming Above Morality

75

(8)

Mother Wit

83

(8)

Inalienable Wrongs

91

(6)

Some Things Stay the Same

97

(6)

Heart Breaks

103

(6)

Swallowing Pride

109

(6)

The Third Truth: Words Seldom Fail You

115

(64)

Word Meetings

119

(6)

Practical Matters: Meeting of Minds

125

(2)

The ``Bob'' Factor

127

(4)

Reading Allowed

131

(2)

Practical Matters: Works of Literature Speak

133

(4)

Healthy Self-Expression

137

(6)

Practical Matters: Mock Encomiums and Other Proposals

143

(2)

Glossophobia

145

(8)

Ask an Expert

153

(5)

Practical Matters: Forrester for the Trees

158

(3)

The Art of Persuasion

161

(6)

Falling in Love with Books

167

(6)

People Feel You

173

(6)

The Fourth Truth: Writers Block but Rarely Tackle

179

(52)

The Perfect Game

183

(6)

Life's Tests Are Not Standardized

189

(6)

Work Is Contagious

195

(8)

No Buts or Shortcuts

203

(4)

Unmaking Mistakes

207

(6)

Working Smart

213

(6)

Practical Matters: Real Fluency. Real Fast

219

(2)

Drawing on the Stories of Your Life

221

(8)

Practical Matters: Grandma Knows Best

229

(2)

The Fifth Truth: Paying Your Do's

231

(48)

Loving

235

(8)

Associating

243

(6)

Attending

249

(6)

Mentoring

255

(6)

Following

261

(4)

Risking

265

(4)

Persisting

269

(10)

Final Thoughts

279

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It Doesn't Take A Genius Five Truths to Inspire Success in Every Student

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