My book was inspired by a conflict I face when trying to reconcile differences between what I need from my Masters courses and what I am receiving. My teaching career requires my focus, patience, and constant self reflection for improvement. My attempts at gathering data, advice, and relevant techniques in regards to topics such as classroom management, lesson differentiation, and effective assessments have proved fruitless. It seems that often in higher education the applicable and the theoretical directly oppose each other, and I am left trying to shift through the material for truth. I designed my altered book to reflect this "fortune telling", such as using these vague signs and stars to interpret my daily life.
