From the Publisher
"Owning It offers the kind of real answers that real teachers seek, for all the roles they play from working with students in the classroom, to interacting with colleagues in staff meetings, to representing this crucial profession in the community."
Harry K. Wong, award-winning teacher and author, The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher
"Alex Kajitani's research-based and insightful book provides practical solutions and inspiration for all teachers, no matter what, who, or where they teach."
Heidi Albin, alternative high school science teacher, character education coordinator, and 2017 Milken Educator Award recipient, Kansas
Reading Alex Kajitani's work is as real as it gets, like having an intimate conversation with a friend in your living room. Owning It is an essential resource for both novice and veteran teachers alike. It tackles all the challenges that classroom leaders face, and it is a welcoming, practical resource you'll return to again and again."
Tina H. Boogren, author of The Beginning Teacher's Field Guide: Embarking on Your First Years
"Every new teaching credential ought to come with a copy of Owning It, Alex Kajitani's masterful tome of strategies and classroom solutions for teachers. He knows many of us need help to fill in those blanks that pop up in our daily work and this book gives us that help in the form of practical guidance we need to not only save our sanity, but to thrive in this complex, wonderful world of teaching."
Rebecca Mieliwocki, middle school English teacher, 2012 National Teacher of the Year, California
"Alex Kajitani has taken some of the big, complex issues that every teacher faces and distilled them into strategies any teacher can immediately implement. This is a book that should be on every educator's shelf."
Neal Cronkite, middle school STEM teacher, 2017 Milken Educator Award Winner, Michigan
"I've seen Alex Kajitani's inspiring and motivating presentations work wonders with my own faculty and staff, and with Owning It, he offers a must-read for every teacher and administrator. This book will ignite your passion to own why you teach!"
Sheldon Oshio, principal, Waikele Elementary School, Hawaii