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ISBN: 9781432706203 |
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Snapshots will present themselves in various forms. They mostly come through personal interaction, which somehow takes a ripple effect. The ripples are set in motion and will carry out waves of remembrances through family, local people, regional events, state happenings, national venues, and even on the global stage. Sometimes we are only a step away from greatness in any snapshot. An event is viewed from one perspective. That same event can be witnessed by millions, but their snapshots will trigger an entirely different point of view. From our homes, schools, community activities, and media we receive our educated view. I want to set in motion as many positive ripples for children, which may in turn, trigger the waves of the future. Each second, minute, hour, day, month, year, decade, half a century, or century is that compilation of snapshots that is our birth to death experience. Weigh in the other timelines of people who bleed over into ours from pre-birth to after death and its daunting the connections that are exposed and that ripple effect goes on forever ad-infinitum. SL Alexander
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Being educated is a process of taking in every thing around us and categorizing it according to our points of view. A classroom is a small community of individuals put together by a system who must carefully mix them by race, gender, age, ability, and even by disability. I spent 20 years getting through the trainings of life to get to the 30 years of teaching and of educating others. I corralled four year olds, guided five year olds, engaged first graders, listened to third graders, led schools of elementary grades, became Mr. Action for a junior high, directed high school drop-out programs and counseled adults to recover their lives through education.
"Not a day has passed that some tidbit of humanity didn't come my way. In this collection of anecdotes, there are miraculous, humorous, endearing, gut-wrenching, and memorable tales of how students, parents, teachers, and communities came together, or, yes, fell apart, over events in education. Hopefully, these will strike a chord in your life as you either, are an educator, were an educator, will become an educator, or just know a good one when you see him. I dedicate this compilation to those students and colleagues who are real. If you see a part of yourself in this book, just laugh, enjoy, and share it with a friend. After all, that's what I'm doing!" Scott Alexander, from Snapshots: Chronicles of an Educator.
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About Scott L. Alexander, M.Ed.
Scott L. Alexander was born and raised in Charlotte, NC. He is a Master Teacher and has been a Public School Educator and Administrator in 3 states (NC, SC, TX), 8 school districts and has worked with students ranging from pre-kindergarten to adults 80 years of age. He has been involved as a paraprofessional, a teacher, a coordinator, an administrator, and a director. He has written, evaluated, implemented, and monitored curricula and has provided leadership to students, parents, schools, and communities. He has been on the cutting edge of education decisions and reform for 30 years. Scott is currently working with school technology and is speaking to groups and conferences about the World of Education. Snapshots is a book of one educator's views into 30 years of a career coupled with the first 20 years of the road to getting to the classroom. Scott has a BA in Early Childhood Education from Catawba College, in Salisbury, NC. He has a M.Ed. in Elementary Administration from Winthrop University, in Rock Hill, SC. He has 36 hours above his M.Ed. from the College of Charleston, Francis Marion University, and Charleston Southern University, all in South Carolina.
Snapshots is a light, enthusiastic, commentary of the past, present, and future of educating people's children. The stories encapsuled here are true and the snapshots of lives are precious. Hopefully, you can see yourself in the text and in the chronicles of this educator. Scott resides in Myrtle Beach, SC, with his wife Kim, also an educator, and his 8 year old daughter, Leslie. He is the Virtual School Coordinator for the Horry County Schools Adult Education Division and a Teaching Associate in the Spadoni College of Education at Coastal Carolina University. Scott is available for Speaking Engagements, Education Consultation, Workshops, In-service Presentations, Book Signings, and Cultural Events. He can be reached at slsimplicity@yahoo.com or 843-618-1172.
TJ the Wonderkid is his 4th book just released. It is about a retired teacher who adopts a 3 year old that turns his world upside down!
LOOK for the children's title by Author Scott Alexander in Outskirts Books called MY DOG NAMED WHATEVER (about a little dog who can see the future and a 12 year old boy who become friends).
Now released, TAKE ME TO THE ROCK: SONGS OF FAITH, FAMILY, AND LIFE is a compiled book of Scott's Songs and lyrics with Biblical commentary and the inspirational stories behind the songs. A CD is being produced of Scott's Favorites from the book.
A 5th book is in the works! CHARLIE'S COUNTS: A BUFFALO ROBE'S STORY (an historical fiction masterpiece in the closing moments of a Dakota Warrior's last stand and the memories as they are told to a modern day boy who is his future relative). final touches are now being made!
HIS PERSONAL WEBSITE IS www.alexandereducational.com.
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