tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post116730848259130992..comments2024-03-13T06:27:25.942-04:00Comments on A Year of Reading: 100 Cool Teachers in Children's LiteratureMary Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-50846059297092823882018-03-04T17:36:55.393-05:002018-03-04T17:36:55.393-05:00Don't forget Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney! ...Don't forget Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227026423647320013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51248794893914518372013-04-18T18:25:04.436-04:002013-04-18T18:25:04.436-04:00I was thinking just that, Carol...Mrs. Needham was...I was thinking just that, Carol...Mrs. Needham was an amazing teacher indeed! What fun to spend the rest of my evening picking my old brain to see who else to nominate....Tara @ A Teaching Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07195982194362559883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-59913031052484880812012-01-20T05:57:45.289-05:002012-01-20T05:57:45.289-05:00I am reading THE MIGHTY MISS MALONE by Christopher...I am reading THE MIGHTY MISS MALONE by Christopher Paul Curtis. Mrs. Needham definitely needs to be added to this list.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-67353609132077039892011-05-22T16:10:00.789-04:002011-05-22T16:10:00.789-04:00And you were, Michelle! I'll add him now!And you were, Michelle! I'll add him now!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-33202147627392466522011-05-22T13:02:31.661-04:002011-05-22T13:02:31.661-04:00I just read Flip Flop Girl, by Katherine Paterson ...I just read Flip Flop Girl, by Katherine Paterson and immediately got on line to check and see if Mr. Clayton was on your cool teacher list. I think I was secretly hoping to be the first to nominate him. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-14470930352318575602011-05-09T11:51:49.954-04:002011-05-09T11:51:49.954-04:00Fabulous list. I love the idea of this list as mu...Fabulous list. I love the idea of this list as much as the list itself. Right away I checked to see if you included Miss Binney and Anne Shirley and you did! What about the teacher in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn who teaches Francies to tell the truth but to write her stories? I don't remember her name off the top of my head and the book is for older audiences, of course.Even in Australiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477875616674358434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-51822951597926654702010-09-04T17:16:40.174-04:002010-09-04T17:16:40.174-04:00Wow!!! What a great list! Never knew there were s...Wow!!! What a great list! Never knew there were so many. Thank you for posting them.teachleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818594687119198171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-55974219936910921822010-09-04T09:40:23.866-04:002010-09-04T09:40:23.866-04:00Mrs. Baker from The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schm...Mrs. Baker from The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt. "Who els would make me read Shakespeare outside of class?" Mrs. Baker is an inspiration to all teachers.Joan C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14615315371512258195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83204266532858437422010-06-14T08:05:15.873-04:002010-06-14T08:05:15.873-04:00I would like to suggest we add Ms. Lilly from Noon...I would like to suggest we add Ms. Lilly from Noonie's masterpiece. She's on my blog today, enjoy-embracelearning.blogspot.com - June 14.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-79392383877574860252010-03-25T22:46:09.685-04:002010-03-25T22:46:09.685-04:00So glad Mrs. Howdy Doody from Dessert First. Just...So glad Mrs. Howdy Doody from Dessert First. Just read the first two chapters and LOVE her.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12082337415906808358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-83249403951761844182009-03-09T05:46:00.000-04:002009-03-09T05:46:00.000-04:00What an awesome list!!I immediately thought of Mis...What an awesome list!!<BR/><BR/>I immediately thought of Miss Barbara Harris, the awesome 6th grade teacher of <I>The Great Gilly Hopkins!!</I> Could she be any cooler, more lively, more real, or more memorable--because of what Gilly does, and how she responds?<BR/><BR/>Lovely!!Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823648489427679440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-1605765073633903722009-03-04T17:16:00.000-05:002009-03-04T17:16:00.000-05:00http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Ordinary-School-Da...http://www.amazon.com/Once-Upon-Ordinary-School-Day/dp/0374356343<BR/><BR/>A substitute teacher - but wonderful none the less!Jackie Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09907718644603850518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-88215865015665669292009-02-05T09:41:00.000-05:002009-02-05T09:41:00.000-05:00What about Mr. D'Matz in the Clementine books?What about Mr. D'Matz in the Clementine books?Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350907653629775293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-15964419008774080592009-02-04T10:12:00.000-05:002009-02-04T10:12:00.000-05:00Here's a very cool teacher from a rather obscure b...Here's a very cool teacher from a rather obscure book: Mr. Beggs from Suellen Holland's Mountain Whippoorwill!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622490079166148504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-28196539757050951112008-10-04T01:03:00.000-04:002008-10-04T01:03:00.000-04:00Perhaps Doctor Jakes, Doctor Smith, and Madame Fid...Perhaps Doctor Jakes, Doctor Smith, and Madame Fidolia from (Noel Streatfeild's) Ballet Shoes?Amanda K Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15035248624305726448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85233822124357687482008-08-21T20:05:00.000-04:002008-08-21T20:05:00.000-04:00How about Kit Tyler and Mercy Wood in The Witch of...How about Kit Tyler and Mercy Wood in The Witch of Blackbird Pond? And from one of my favorite school stories ever-- Mrs. Bowers from The Art Lesson by Tomie dePaola.elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518289789520554180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-32724267754474299382008-08-08T11:12:00.000-04:002008-08-08T11:12:00.000-04:00Hi! Great list..I'm a trainee teacher doing my dis...Hi! Great list..I'm a trainee teacher doing my dissertation on headteachers good and bad in children's literature...would this list cover them too?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-80433352562832416992008-02-05T01:27:00.000-05:002008-02-05T01:27:00.000-05:00Mr. Falker, from Thank You Mr. Falker, by P. Polac...Mr. Falker, from Thank You Mr. Falker, by P. PolacoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-22644972878076330682007-10-06T16:37:00.000-04:002007-10-06T16:37:00.000-04:00What about Mr. Rover and Mrs. Katz in Mr. Rover Ta...What about Mr. Rover and Mrs. Katz in <I>Mr. Rover Takes Over</I> by Grace Maccarone?<BR/><BR/>http://www.ecampus.com/book/0613355377<BR/><BR/>Mr. Rover is a substitute teacher who happens to be a dog. Mrs. Katz is the "regular" teacher for whom he's subbing. It's a cute book!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-85535116755171103942007-09-29T14:15:00.000-04:002007-09-29T14:15:00.000-04:00I simply adore the PE teacher in The Tequila Worm....I simply adore the PE teacher in The Tequila Worm. She's one of my all time most inspirational characters.J*https://www.blogger.com/profile/03714219515802936162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-20684728529549363722007-08-12T09:04:00.000-04:002007-08-12T09:04:00.000-04:00and let's not forget E.B. White's Stuart Little, w...and let's not forget E.B. White's Stuart Little, who subbed one day on his way to look for Margalo. The lessons he taught were marvelous.susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11228065246679029952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-45923389808239883552007-07-31T20:27:00.000-04:002007-07-31T20:27:00.000-04:00I found Arizona from the picture book My Great-Aun...I found Arizona from the picture book <EM>My Great-Aunt Arizona</EM>. Sweet book about following the life of a girl who grows up to be a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse.MotherReaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274509991340797264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-66708211659165353532007-07-24T12:04:00.000-04:002007-07-24T12:04:00.000-04:00Ms. Shepherd is an amazing teacher in Robin Brande...Ms. Shepherd is an amazing teacher in Robin Brande's upcoming book "Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-21641543497988132932007-03-31T14:46:00.000-04:002007-03-31T14:46:00.000-04:00Miss Smith from Michael Garland's "Miss Smith's In...Miss Smith from Michael Garland's "Miss Smith's Incredible Storybook". Who wouldn't love a teacher who brings storybook characters to life?allie701https://www.blogger.com/profile/07384806383100832484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20429083.post-27788575946829659952007-03-14T23:46:00.000-04:002007-03-14T23:46:00.000-04:00I thought Ms. Edmonds form Bridge to Terabithia by...I thought Ms. Edmonds form <I>Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson</I> was pretty awesome.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com