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BookSurge proudly announces the publication of "ThereÂ’s a Worm in the Apple," by Lea McClure.
KAILUA, KONA, HAWAII (PRWEB) July 30, 2005
Lifelong educator Lea McClure has novel ideas for improvements in public education. Her novel ThereÂ’s a Worm in the Apple tells the story of a communityÂ’s difficulties originating in problems with public education. Using these events as examples, McClure creates a thoughtful, comprehensive, and entertaining guide offering solutions that include our children as responsible and proud participants in their own education.
Readers will find this novel steeped in the unique, practical ideas that McClure has gleaned from teaching widely diversified subjects to students from countries around the globe. Urging us to ask, “How can we stimulate and inspire this generation while simultaneously creating a first-rate education system?”, There’s a Worm in the Apple stresses communication tools as a major key. “One who shares knowledge reinforces what is learned. This kind of learning enriches the participant.” In dialogues of colorful characters within the story the author elucidates: “It’s time to update, upgrade, and thus reform education in ways that will save time and money.”
McClure’s philosophy is simple, but profound: “Teaching is an art, not a science. It must be flexible and tailored to the student.” When McClure retired, she began to reevaluate why our students and our educators are burning out. She determined that with drastic revision the children of this 21st Century could bask in the joy of learning, rather than fighting it.
About the Author
McClureÂ’s career in education has spanned thirty years in three counties. She graduated from Colorado College and University of Denver with a major in Spanish and a minor in Secondary Education, and was immersed in the English as a Second Language program in the Colorado Department of Education. She has taught grades K-12 and adult education in public schools in affluent, poverty-stricken, urban and rural areas and government offices. She has taught English, Spanish, English as a Second Language, Russian History, Health and Contemporary Literature. This is her first book.
For more information or to obtain a free review copy, please contact the author at (808) 326-9543. Books are available to order at Booksurge. com, Amazon. com, Alibris. com and Abebooks. com.
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