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Jenny Pope and Kirsty Gillon

Jenny Pope and Kirsty Gillon

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Jenny is a high school teacher, teacher leader of professional development, currently studying her doctorate on teacher leadership

Kirsty is a high school teacher, teacher leader of professional development currently studying her Masters on inquiry learning in the classroom.


The Magic Word

The Magic Word

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<p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-size:12pt;">Elisabeth was rude and selfish and demanding, and therefore had very few friends.<span>  </span>When she sent out invitations to her birthday party, no one accepted.<span>  </span>Her mother warned her that she needed to improve her manners and to try to get along with people.<span>  </span>She told Elisabeth that she needed to use the magic word “Please”.<span>  </span>So when Elisabeth went to school the next day, she thought of her mother’s advice, “What is the magic word?” and she started saying “Please” and also “Thank You”.<span>  </span>She tried to become more thoughtful of others, and discovered that she was a much happier person.<span>  </span>Imagine her pleasure when she returned home to find out that her new friends were all coming to her birthday party!</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"></span></p><p></p>

Story Behind The Book

We are two successful high school teachers who decided to write everything that we know about teaching. We filtered our classroom experiences through the lens of an exciting new 21st century curriculum. Filled with practical tips, templates, recent research into brain-friendly teaching, and imbued with a fun sense of humor, this very readable book took 18 months to write. The result has been success beyond anything we originally contemplated. This is the book the high school teachers have been waiting for...

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<p style="margin:0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-converted-space"><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"> </span></strong></span><span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">*“Not only a practical and useful book but a hilarious read as</span></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"> <span>well”</span></span></strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"><br /><span><span> </span>Cindy Wynn, HOD Science, Western Springs College</span><br /><br /><span><strong><span> </span>*“With so many features, this is a must have book for any first</strong></span><strong> <span>year</span> <span>teacher”*</span></strong><br /><span><span> </span>Cheryl Harvey, Beginning Teacher Facilitator, Team Solutions</span><br /><br /><span><strong>*“'Do Less. Do it Better' , a fabulous book packed with</strong></span><strong> <span>everything you</span> <span><span> </span>need to know about teaching the new curriculum. I'm a first year teacher and I can't recommend it highly enough&quot;*</span></strong><br /><span>English Online Forum</span><br /><br /><span><strong><span> </span>*“May I please order more copies of your book.  The previous</strong></span><strong> <span>ones</span> <span>have been</span> <span>paid the ultimate compliment of “vanishing” from the library</span> <span>in</span> <span>our</span> <span>staffroom.  Thanks again for a terrifically valuable book.”</span></strong><br /><span>Jim Kenny,</span><span>  </span><span>Onehunga High School*</span></span><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:8pt;"><br /><br /></span><span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;">Do Less. Do it Better* is now on the* required reading list *at</span></strong></span><strong><span style="color:#000000;line-height:115%;font-family:Arial, 'sans-serif';font-size:10pt;"> <span>the University of Auckland’s College of Educatio</span>n</span></strong></p>