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Let Them Shine is a collection of inspiring personal stories of empowerment of young children from award-winning Los Angeles principal Michael Alan Haggood. Woven into each narrative are teaching and learning strategies for teachers and parents. Readers will be asked to reflect on their own experiences as each chapter challenges them with thoughtful questions to ponder and answer. This book is perfect for book study groups or book clubs. All stories accurately portray adversity, and are ultimately inspirational.

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In Let Them Shine, Dr. Michael Alan Haggood welcomes you wholeheartedly into the world of inner-city educators who so love the children that no barrier can stand against them. Dr. Haggood will draw you in to puzzle out solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems, pull for the underdogs and rejoice when whole school communities unite to create miracles out of love for the children. --Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, award-winning, bestselling author, international keynoter, radio host

Let Them Shine will remind readers that relationships are at the heart of education. Dr. Haggood's stories provide the opportunity to engage in real conversations about complicated issues. We must be ready to discuss the importance of trust, compassion, equity, empathy and acceptance and the crucial roles they play in our children's education. --Lisa Murphy, author of Lisa Murphy on Being Child Centered, and CEO & founder of Ooey Gooey Inc. In Let Them Shine, Dr. Michael Alan Haggood welcomes you wholeheartedly into the world of inner-city educators who so love the children that no barrier can stand against them. Dr. Haggood will draw you in to puzzle out solutions to seemingly unsolvable problems, pull for the underdogs and rejoice when whole school communities unite to create miracles out of love for the children. --Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, award-winning, bestselling author, international keynoter, radio host Stories from the field are so inspiring and necessary for deepening our capacity to develop relationships with children and in turn shape our future. I'm already thinking of how to incorporate the book into the program I administer and the course I teach. Bravo! --Michelle St. Germaine, assistant director, California Early Childhood Mentor Program

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Dr. Michael Haggood is a doctoral graduate in Educational Administration from Azusa Pacific University and is a principal in the Los Angeles Unified School District at Crescent Heights and Marvin Early Education Centers. He is also a university professor with National University where he instructs professional educators on a variety of subjects to strengthen their practice. He is currently pursuing his next career passion which is authoring educational books for children and educators which celebrate the diversity and uniqueness in each of us.

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