The Heart of Teaching

by Lisa Lee

Drawing on her 35-year plus experience in the classroom, Lisa Lee has transformed her extensive and authentic teaching experience into a contagious passion and energy with a specialization in Gifted and Talented programs and a focus on the students who don't always fit in a box. The Heart of Teaching is a book about her experience as a teacher, and the students she both taught and learned from, and the lessons she garnered as someone who always taught from the heart.

166 pages, Paperback

Published April 17, 2023

Reviews

[Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

I picked up The Heart of Teaching and read the whole thing in two sittings, which is very unlike me! When I picked up Lisa Lee's book, I found myself not able to put it down until I heard every single one of her stories. She mentions in her book hoping that reading it will feel like a conversation instead of storytelling, and she truly achieves that in The Heart of Teaching. She takes the reader on a journey into a simpler, more innocent time of teaching, before so many initiatives, legislation, and reformers, when teachers were truly allowed to be themselves and connect with their students on a deep level, without fear of falling behind on curriculum, or not testing highly enough to justify the teacher's presence in the classroom. Lisa shares these stories from a lens of her own life, and through the eyes of her students. Between the hilarious moments she somehow can still vividly recall after 34 years, to the tearful moments of heartache, she does this all authentically and leaves her whole personality on the pages. Whether you're an educator, a student, or someone who just loves stories from a truly loving and passionate teacher, definitely pick up Lisa's book and join her loving community of family, friends, educators, and students.

[Kyla · Rating 5 out of 5]

WOW. Started this last night and just couldn’t put it down.
Her very real, very honest, at times laugh out loud hilarious, at times completely heartbreaking, stories about teaching are a must read for anyone working with kids. Lisa Lee’s love for people and teaching shows through in her writing and I am left just hoping all students are lucky enough to have a teacher like her during their time in the classroom.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lisa writes from the heart, just as she teaches from the heart. I dare you to read this without laughing out loud AND needing some tissues (sometimes for the same story).

[Jen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book! Full disclosure—I worked with Lisa for two years, and she has enriched my life just as this book will enrich yours.