The books and where they fit
Preparation
The K-12 New Educatorsā Playbook
Real Game for Surviving Education
Paperback | 5.5 Ć 8.5 in. | 232 pages | ISBN 979-8-9987232-6-1 | 2025
Course fit: teacher preparation Ā· induction and mentoring Ā· field-experience seminars Ā· classroom practice
Students hold their own preparation up to the book and find what it left out.
Culture
Because I Had to Pee
What My Due Process Case Revealed About Being a Teacher
Paperback | 5.5 Ć 8.5 in. | 126 pages | ISBN 979-8-9987232-9-2 | 2026
Course fit: educational leadership Ā· school law Ā· educator rights and due process Ā· school culture and climate
Students read the experience and the institutional record side by side and locate where they part ways.
Accountability
Nothing Major Happened
The Record Became Their TruthāAn Autopsy of Because I Had to Pee
Paperback | 5.5 Ć 8.5 in. | 95 pages | ISBN 979-8-9987232-2-3 | 2026
Course fit: administrative procedure Ā· documentation and evidence Ā· organizational power Ā· case analysis
Start with the essay: āThe Body on the Table.ā
Students practice reading a record against itself, one Finding at a time.
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