Lessons from My Teachers by Sarah Ruhl

My husband and I took a cooking class in Rome recently and the whole experience made me so happy. I love being a student. I love learning new things, and I love being guided and taught by a skilled teacher. This is the premise of Sarah Ruhl's new book "Lessons from My Teachers: From Preschool to the Present." For Ruhl, an award-winning author and playwright, her teachers have taken many forms from a parent, a student, a mentor and even a child. This book is based on a class she teaches at Yale, and exemplifies her wit, charm, creativity and true talent as a writer and teacher. She combs through her own life and details how these teachers, inside and outside of the classroom, have shaped the course of her life, and her career. Ruhl even shares with the reader the lessons she has learned from her own health battles with Bell's Palsy and Lyme disease. She explores the concept that our body and mind can teach and guide us as well. This is a beautiful gift to give to your favorite teacher, or just to a friend who has helped pave the way for you in life, or your career. To buy this book in Amazon click here.