The Book of IFs - Two Teachers’ Stories

There are 9 chapters in The Book of IFs. Although the chapters are written in chronological order, you may choose which chapters you wish to read and in which order. If a chapter is reinforcing or relying on a point made in an earlier chapter, the chapter and section of that earlier chapter are referenced in the current chapter.

Clicking on the Table of Contents link below will tell you the number of pages and illustrations in each chapter or section.

PandC
Book of IFs
manuscript

Bob Baratta-Lorton

 

 
  • Front Cover
  • Back Cover
  • Title Page
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Credibility
  • Chapter 1: How Mary and Bob Ended Up as Teachers - The Short Version - Five IFs Each
  • Chapter 2: Twenty-Seven IFs in Life On My Path to Becoming a Teacher
  • 02-01: Fresno - Family Background - Two Goals and One IF
  • 02-02: A New Town - Same Two Goals
  • High School - Six IFs and One Less Goal
  • 02-03: Freshman Year - A Slow Start and IFs in Waiting
  • 02-04: Sophomore Year - Five IFs and Freshman Shyness Gone
  • 02-05: Junior Year - One Big IF and One Goal Gone
  • 02-06: Senior Year - The Best Year and More IFs Coming
  • College - Twenty IFs and New Purpose in Life
  • 02-07: Freshman Year - Away at School and Two IFs
  • 02-08: Sophomore Year - Clinical Depression and Three IFs
  • 02-09: Junior Year – The Invisible Team - The Challenge and Two IFs
  • 02-10: Senior Year – Brother Bill, The School Bus, The Stars Aligning and Seven IFs
  • 02-11: The First In-between Year - A New Direction and Six IFs
  • Chapter 3: Ten IFs from The Four Years In-Between
  • 03-01: Naval Officer Candidate School and Six IFs
  • 03-02: U.S.S. Midway - A Navy and Water Polo Mix - One IF Now and One IF for the Future
  • 03-03: U.S.S. Midway - A Life Changing Experience - A Ten IF Summary
  • Chapter 4: Working With Children - 1955 through 1964
  • Chapter 5: The Twenty-Two IFs of The Intern Years
  • Chapter 6: The Five-Week Summer School
  • Chapter 7: My Classroom - Years One and Two
  • Chapter 8: Thirty-Eight IFs - The Arithmetic Mistake and A Year Off From Teaching
  • Chapter 9: Twenty IFs - The Yearly History of a Change in Plans
  • 09-01: 1969-1970 - Special Education - The Forever School and Five IFs
  • 09-02: 1970-1971 - Two Teachers of Teachers and No New IFs
  • 09-03: 1971-1972 - The Ten No’s - Acceptance - The Fire and Two IFs
  • 09-04: 1972-1973 - The Reading Program - Learning Tree and Seven IFs
  • 09-05: 1973-1974 - Promises Made - Promises Broken and Four IFs
  • 09-06: 1974-1975 - The Start of the Center and Two IFs
  • 09-07: The New Dream - Beyond the Twenty IFs
  • Epilog: Take Away One