Thread That Runs So True

Thread That Runs So TrueFirst published in 1949, Jesse Stuart's now classic personal account of his twenty years of teaching in the mountain region of Kentucky has enchanted and inspired generations of students and teachers. With eloquence and wit, Stuart traces his twenty year career in education, which began, when he was only seventeen years old, with teaching grades one through eight in a one room schoolhouse. Before long Stuart was on a path that made him principal and

First published in 1949, Jesse Stuart's now classic personal account of his twenty years of teaching in the mountain region of Kentucky has enchanted and inspired generations of students and teachers.

With eloquence and wit, Stuart traces his twenty-year career in education, which began, when he was only seventeen years old, with teaching grades one through eight in a one-room schoolhouse. Before long Stuart was on a path that made him principal and finally superintendent of city and county schools. The road was not smooth, however, and Stuart faced many challenges, from students who were considerably older--and bigger--than he to well-meaning but distrustful parents, uncooperative administrators and, most daunting, his own fear of failure. Through it all, Stuart never lost his abiding faith in the power of education. A graceful ode to what he considered the greatest profession there is, Jesse Stuart's The Thread That Runs So True is timeless proof that "good teaching is forever and the teacher is immortal."

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Touchstone Books
Published: 01/01/1950
ISBN: 9780684719047
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.31h x 5.55w x 0.75d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 8675 / Thread That Runs So True
Reading Level: 6 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 16