Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students

Kathleen Cushman · The Students of What Kids Can Do

May 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Coleen Marlo

About this audiobook

Since its initial publication in hardcover in 2003, Fires in the Bathroom has been through multiple printings and received the attention of teachers across the country. Now, Kathleen Cushman's groundbreaking book offers original insights into teaching teenagers in today's hard-pressed urban high schools from the point of view of the students themselves. It speaks to both new and established teachers, giving them firsthand information about who their students are and what they need to succeed. Students from across the country contributed perceptive and pragmatic answers to questions of how teachers can transcend the barriers of adolescent identity and culture to reach the diverse student body in today's urban schools. With the fresh and often surprising perspectives of youth, they tackle tough issues such as increasing engagement and motivation, teaching difficult academic material, reaching English-language learners, and creating a classroom culture where respect and success go hand in hand.

About the author

Kathleen Cushman is the author of Fires in the Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from High School Students, coauthor of Fires in the Middle School Bathroom: Advice for Teachers from Middle School Students, Fires in the Mind, and The Motivation Equation. She is the cofounder of the national nonprofit What Kids Can Do, Inc.

AudioFile Earphones Award winner Coleen Marlo has earned numerous Publishers Weekly Listen-Up Awards and won an Audie Award for her narration of Snakewoman of Little Egypt by Robert Hellenga.

Lisa Delpit is the Felton G. Clark Distinguished Professor of Education at Southern University and A&M College.