"Teaching is both mind and heart, and to achieve its nobility, it must be practiced with both. The teaching approach made visible in this book offers not only inspiration but practical guides to action."
--From the Foreword by Roland Tharp, founding director of the Center for Research on Education, Diversity, and Excellence

"Audrey Sirota has fashioned a high school/middle school guide for educators utilizing practical idealism on how to achieve positive results with multilevel students.  Teachers in any classroom will benefit from Sirota’s concise distillation of five essential teaching principles."
--Krissy Bartlett, high school English teacher, Virginia

"This is a must-have book for teachers in any content area, at any grade level--especially teachers of second language learners. It provides specific, practical information and ideas using critical elements for developing language and higher-level thinking skills."
--Maria Elena Garcia, school improvement administrator, Educational Service District 123, Pasco, Washington

"This book serves as a guide for teachers and teacher mentors at the middle school and secondary level as to how to teach so that all of our students can be successful in our schools."
--Noni Mendoza Reis, chair, Department of Education Leadership, San Jose State University, College of Education

"As a standards- and assessment-based system, I find this book to be a must-read for teachers at every level."
--Andrea Buchtel, computer applications instructor and businesswoman