He Who Teaches Learns the Most

By Jessie Yates Ifill

This book is written in appreciation of the many students I taught over the years who inspired me, challenged me, and became the tree of knowledge within me to see the real person and to accept people as they are.

This book is also a tribute to some of my greatest influencers in education.

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Nov 22, 2022
• ISBN: 9781664282667

Jessie Yates Ifill

Born in Birmingham, Alabama; the seventh child of ten children. Moved to Brooklyn, New York where she married and began her family and career. Moved to Long Island, New York where she raised her three daughters and son. Received her undergraduate degree from New York Institute of Technology and her Master's in Education from Hofstra University. Taught elementary, junior and senior high school, adult education, and college courses in New York, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania. Her husband of 51 years died in 2011. She presently lives in Maryland. She has ten grandchildren and six great-grandchildren who keep her happily occupied.

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HE WHO TEACHES

LEARNS THE MOST

JESSIE YATES IFILL

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ISBN: 978-1-6642-8267-4 (sc)

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2022920272

WestBow Press rev. date: 10/27/2022

CONTENTS

Education/Training/Work Experience

From The Soul Of Students

Living Words

Road To Freedom

What Is It And What Is It To You

On The Origin Of Things

Reactions To The Moral & Spiritual Crisis In Education

Elements Of A Post-Liberal Theory Of Education

The Hunter Model

Annotated Bibliography

Advance Organizers: Five Years Of Research

Bibliography

There is an old Chinese proverb, He who teaches learns the most. So true, so true in my case.

After many years of working in the corporate world, I returned to college and received a Master of Science in Education Degree. I taught elementary, junior-high, and high school students. HOWEVER, MY GREATEST CHALLENGE AND LONG-LASTING EDUCATION came from teaching young adults in alternative education settings. I learned so much. The tree of knowledge began to grow within me and made me want to know people––the real person. I don’t know where these students are today, but their pain, aspirations and hope live within me. I have included some of their words in this compilation.

I always told my students that education is still the great equalizer. Regardless of what situation in life you find yourself, education can make the difference––not just going to school but learning, applying yourself, self-educating, becoming life-long learners. PREPARATION + OPPORTUNITY = SUCCESS. Concentrate on preparation because if you are adequately prepared, you will make your own opportunity if need be.

This book is divided into four parts:

1.My Education/Training/Work Experience

2.From The Soul of Students––their writings

3.Reactions to some of my greatest influencers in education: David E. Purpel, C.A. Bowers, and Madeline Hunter

4.My research on Advance Organizers

I am a proponent of advance organizing. I learned early on that if you were not fully prepared and did not have constructive, probing instruction for you students each day, you were in serious trouble.