Before You Quit Teaching

by Ruby K. Payne

Tools, Resources, and Hope for New Teachers in High-Poverty Classrooms.

134 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2019

About the author

Ruby K. Payne is an American educator and author best known for her book A Framework for Understanding Poverty and her work on the culture of poverty and its relation to education. Payne received an undergraduate degree from Goshen College in 1972. She holds a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy studies from Loyola University in Illinois, and is the founder of aha! Process, Inc., a company that informs schools, companies and other organizations about poverty.

Reviews

[Ben Wyland · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book contained a large amount of clip art and little substance pertaining to the goals the author laid out. There were frequent advertisements to the authors other books that were about a topic being discussed but conversation on the topic never got deep enough for me.

Some brief moments of good story telling and honest advice, but overall failed to inspire or educate.

[Rachel · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a lot of new ideas here. This would be a better read for a new teacher, but does not give me any new ideas or encouraging feelings toward teaching, especially during a pandemic.

[Ariadna Zileviciene · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book 3 months after I started working in school and it was really useful. I saw mistakes I made myself :) I would really recommend it to someone who is just starting teaching.

[Nicole Rothenay · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book had a compelling idea, but it read more like the outline and bullet points of a book draft than a book itself. The bonus: it was quick to read.