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Artfully connecting the modern classroom to ancient wisdom, The Golden Waffle Principle celebrates the timeless pursuit of knowledge while exploring the premise that education is far more than the mere dissemination of it. Get ready to rediscover the true magic of teaching. -Gary Abud, Jr. 2014 Michigan Teacher of the Year Author of Science With Scarlett Detroit, Michigan Steve Perkins' book of musings, reflections, and wisdom restores the humanity to our classroom practice and provides a necessary counterweight to the attitude that students are clients and parents are customers. Perkins sees education as Plutarch did, not as the filling of a bottle but as the kindling of a fire. His essays, like his stellar career in the classroom, are characterized by humility and generosity. You won't come away from the book with a ready-made lesson plan, but you will take away something even greater by reading it-joy. -Ed Coleman Milken Educator and National Board Certified Teacher Maggie L. Walker Governor's School, Richmond, Virginia Through the lyrical and intelligent tone that is classic Steve Perkins, this book paints his personal and practical experiences from the classroom with an introspective, almost reverent hand. Here, a reader will find real people doing the real and remarkable work that good educators do daily. The takeaways are all rooted in truth-that if such goodness is happening in the classrooms we visit in this book, then such must be true elsewhere too, which means there is a reason for hope. An unforgettable read! -Kathy Nimmer 2015 Indiana Teacher of the Year Director of SEEDS Tippecanoe School Corporation, Lafayette, Indiana In The Golden Waffle Principle: Finding Meaning in Teaching, Steve Perkins draws from classroom experiences, classical literature, and ""salt of the earth"" wisdom to masterfully weave together didactic tales that are sure to inspire and encourage. He will draw you in as you discover the profound impact that being a teacher with a love of teaching, learning, students, and of course all things Latin can have. Perkins ultimately blurs the lines between storyteller and philosopher, redefining educational excellence in the process. This book is an ode to education. -David McGinness, EdD Director of Student Teaching, Assistant Professor of Education Taylor University, Upland, Indiana As a teacher and leader in Australian schools for nearly 40 years, making ""connections in all directions"" has framed my instinctive drive to lead with trust, conviction, love, laughter, and high expectations. I commend this book to anyone in life who loves to make ""connections in all directions."" Author Steve Perkins will lift you out of your seat as you levitate in this land of descriptive passages and transform you to a world of deliciously written essays and experiences where you will experience grandeur on a grand scale. Education is indeed grand. -Kate Smith Principal, Palmerston District Primary School, Canberra, Australia 2000 National Excellence in Teaching Award - Inspirational Teaching 2013 National Excellence in Teaching Award - Inspirational Leadership 2014 Harvard Club of Australia Recipient - Leadership Excellence

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Steve is a native Hoosier from New Albany, Indiana. He earned a B.A. with honors in Classical Studies at Indiana University and an M.A. in Classics from The University of Texas. He has taught Latin for nearly thirty-five years in a variety of settings, including an urban middle school in Kansas City, Missouri, and at undergraduate and high school levels in Texas. In Indiana, he has taught Latin and Classics courses at North Central High School and Butler University, and since 2021 he has taught Latin at Guerin Catholic High School in Noblesville, Indiana. He is the author of numerous books and articles in the field of Classical Studies, including the popular Latin For Dummies. In addition to being the 2014 Indiana Teacher of the Year, Steve is a recipient of The College of Wooster Excellence in Teaching Award, the Lilly Teacher Creativity Fellowship, the Dr. Elizabeth Watkins Latin Teacher Award from the American Classical League, and is a Texas Foreign Language Association Latin Teacher of the Year. He is also a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Beta Kappa and in 2014 was named a Sagamore of the Wabash by Governor Mike Pence. When he is not teaching and writing, he loves spending time with his wife Melissa and their children Austin and Olivia.

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