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When Rick Lydon walked away from a successful management career, he thought he had it all figured out. But at an alternative school for at-risk youth, he faces a mid-life game-changer. Rick is challenged by a sad twelve-year-old not to "walk out like everyone else." With hysterical and heartwrenching detail, Rick vividly leads us in and out of the desperate lives of his students, and many of the challenges facing educators today. His own story of personal growth and recovery from adversity underlies all the vignettes he shares about his students, and serves as inspiration for anyone looking to overcome life's many obstacles. Classrooms today are filled with students who are at risk not only of dropping out of school, but out of society as well. As Rick's insightful journey points out, we all pay a steep price for this neglect and victimization of our young people. The universal message In The Roundest of Places is not just for teachers. These stories will resonate with all people who struggle to overcome life's challenges, regardless of age or occupation. Like Rick, at any moment we too can find ourselves In the Roundest of Places, those places where life gets tough and can wear away our most basic beliefs. And yet we can become the person we are meant to become despite what life throws at us.
About the Author: Rick Lydon spent many years as manager for large financial printing firm before becoming a teacher. Mr. Lydon was also the creator of a local cartoon strip "Where We Live", which dealt with social and political issues. After receiving his MEd in Integrated Learning, he taught at an alternative school for seriously at-risk youth, and now teaches science at a traditional middle school. Mr. Lydon holds an undergraduate degree in Fine Art as well as his Masters of Education in Integrated Learning from Antioch New England University. Mr. Lydon has presented his work and ideas at several workshops including the National Conference for Alternative Education and the NH State Conference for Science Teachers. One chapter from "In the Roundest of Places" entitled "Discovering Life" has been published in the National Science Teachers Association publication "ScienceScope" in February 2011. Rick lives in New Hampshire with his wife and two golden retrievers. In his spare time he enjoys outdoor activities including hiking, biking and strolling on the beach.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781494977788
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 12 mm
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1494977788
  • Publisher Date: 28 Mar 2014
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 234
  • Series Title: English
  • Weight: 367 gr

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