Small Handprints on My Classroom Door; Small Handprints on My Heart: Early Childhood Teaching Standards in Practice

This book simply dissects the interesting, inspiring, and sometimes lonely world of the teacher of early childhood. As the continued advancements in education across the board hint at a brighter future for our children and our society, we are troubled that some of the same practices that have prevented earlier generations of students and teachers from prospering in the classroom are still commonplace. Johns and Wallace endeavor to touch the hearts of teachers, administrators, and parents who know deep down there is still such a long way to go and who understand that the tasks assigned to teachers are sometimes overwhelming. Great classrooms have teachers who care deeply for the children entrusted to their care while great schools continually forge ahead in providing the necessary human resources, tools, training, and support in the affective domain that teachers so desperately need in order to have meaningful, fulfilling careers.

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1: Early Intervention Chapter 2: Cinderella Chapter 3: The Wheels on the Bus Chapter 4: Poster Child Chapter 5: Moonlighting Chapter 6: Miss Teacher Chapter 7: Mrs. Carwall’s Student Chapter 8: Ratios Chapter 9: Stella Rae Chapter 10: Boy Interrupted Chapter 11: Lament of a Working Mother Chapter 12: They Have Parents Chapter 13: Come August Chapter 14: Educating the Masses Chapter 15: Closing Thoughts References About the Authors

About the Author :
Robin Johns has taught in early childhood for twenty-seven years and is presently a college instructor and the Coordinator of the Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education Program at Ashland Community & Technical College. She has published two children’s books and one adult devotional, and is a younger sister to Rocky. She and her husband Gene have four children, and live on a small farm near Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Dr. Rocky Wallace is assistant professor, Graduate Education, and the Coordinator of the Principal Licensure Program at Asbury University. He is a former principal of a U.S. Blue Ribbon School and has authored four previous books on the principalship and servant leadership for Rowman & Littlefield Education. He and his wife Denise have two daughters, and live on a small farm near Winchester, Kentucky.

Review :
When brilliance and the love of children meet commitment to their education, a wondrous work is born! Dr. Rocky Wallace and Professor Robin Johns have crafted a masterpiece sure to inspire for generations to come. The story of Miss Mollett and Nellie in Johns & Wallace’s book is one that you hear of all the time in the days of high stakes assessment and accountability, it’s all about the test scores. Miss Mollett reminds us of the real reason we became teachers. Come to our school, Miss Mollett! We will take a caring and compassionate educator like you anytime. After reading the first few lines, my heart didn't want me to read any more. I had tears, chills, and a heavy heart. In my forty years of teaching, did I do all I could to save the little lost ones in my care? I went on to read the rest because I knew that I had something rare and special in my hands. This is a masterpiece and I thank you, Robin Johns and Rocky Wallace, for your brilliant book. It will be a required text for my future college classes. What a gift Robin and Rocky have produced! I laughed. I cried. I loved each chapter more than the one before. This remarkable product should be a required textbook for anyone going into preschool or elementary school teaching. ?It moved me deeply.