Robert Ward has been an English teacher and mentor at a public middle school in Los Angeles for over twenty years. He is also the author of The Teacher Tune-Up: A Workbook and Discussion Guide for How to Become a Firm, Fair, Fascinating Facilitator.

• DedicationPreface: Transforming Teaching Ideals into Classroom Realities Introduction: My Journey into the Heart of TeachingChapter 1: What’s “In It” for All of Us?Chapter 2: The Students Who Need the Most MotivationChapter 3: Attitudes and Abilities—Self-Esteem and Self-EfficacyChapter 4: Establishing FirmnessChapter 5: Maintaining FirmnessChapter 6: Re-Asserting FirmnessChapter 7: Expressing FairnessChapter 8: Embracing FairnessChapter 9: Engendering FascinationChapter 10: Enriching FascinationChapter 11: Enabling FacilitationChapter 12: Executing FacilitationChapter 13: Rising to the OccasionAfterword: What Was “In It” for MeAbout the Author

The Firm, Fair, Fascinating Facilitator is the perfect book for anyone that understands that compassion, empathy, a sense of humor, true knowledge, and experience gained in teaching children is an art that few are blessed to come by naturally and others can only hope to learn and appreciate. Robert Ward is among the finest examples of an individual who embodies true artistry in teaching and through his first book allows others to understand, experience, and embrace the skills and riches that creative and committed teachers bring to their classrooms daily.