Mr. Booker's Seven Maxims of Teaching

What does it really take to teach?In Mr. Booker's 7 Maxims of Teaching veteran educator Gary C. Booker draws on over two decades in classrooms-public and private-to share hard-earned wisdom on what it means to truly teach. These seven maxims are more than theory; they're real practical principles grounded in experience humanity and love for young people.This book is for anyone who teaches or mentors youth-whether in a school a community program or anywhere growth happens. Mr. Booker doesn't shy away from today's challenges: from inequities in education to the emotional labor teachers quietly carry. With clarity humor and honesty he reminds us that teaching is not just instruction-it's nation-building.If you believe in your students are willing to grow alongside them and still have love for this messy meaningful work this book will speak to you.