Dan L. Miller’s Works

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DAN L. MILLER’S WORKS

In the Dan L. Miller’s Works section I feature my writing on educational topics including quotes (quotations), teaching, truancy, discipline, literature, and poetry. I provide links to PDFs of select education articles. I furnish a link to the PDF of my doctoral dissertation, and I add links and/or purchasing information for current books, articles, and quotations.

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Miller, Dan L. . “What Employers Look for in a Student’s School Record | TpT.” Teaching Resources & Lesson Plans | Teachers Pay Teachers. 9 Oct 2021. Web. 9 Oct 2021. <http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/What-Employers-Look-for-in-a-Students-School-Record-7323790>.

Miller, Dan L. “How to Effectively Use Quotations in Your Classroom.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 20 Jan. 2021, https://danlmillereducationauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/How-to-Effectively-Use-Quotes-in-Your-Classroom.pdf.

Miller, Dan L. “Quotations Add Interest and Lend Authority to Classroom Lessons.” The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas. 94.1 (2021): 8-14. DOI: 10.1080/00098655.2020.1826896.

Austen, Jane. Miller, Dan L. (Series Contributor). Illustrated Classics for Students™: Emma. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2020.

London, Jack. Miller, Dan L. (Series Contributor). Illustrated Classics for Students™: The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf & To Build a Fire. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2020.

London, Jack. Miller, Dan L. (Series Contributor). Illustrated Classics for Students™: The Call of the Wild, The Sea Wolf & To Build a Fire. Kindle ed., Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2020.

Alcott, Louisa May. Miller, Dan L. (Series Contributor). Illustrated Classics for Students™: Little Women. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019.

Doyle, Arthur Conan. Miller, Dan L. (Series Contributor). Illustrated Classics for Students™: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019.

Miller, Dan L. Poems for Those Averse to Poetry. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019. eBook Collection (BiblioBoard).

Miller, Dan L. Poems for Those Averse to Poetry. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019.

Miller, Dan L. Poems for Those Averse to Poetry. Kindle ed., Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019.

Miller, Dan L. Poems for Those Averse to Poetry. Ebook, Smashwords, 2019. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/989601.

Miller, Dan L. Poems and Quotes for Those Averse to Poetry. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019. eBook Collection (BiblioBoard).

Miller, Dan L. Poems and Quotes for Those Averse to Poetry. Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019.

Miller, Dan L. Poems and Quotes for Those Averse to Poetry. Kindle ed., Amazon Digital Services LLC, 2019.

Miller, Dan L. Poems and Quotes for Those Averse to Poetry. Ebook, Smashwords, 2019. https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/990245.

Miller, Dan L. “The Habits of Highly Effective Authors—and Me.” Green Briar Review, no. 5.1, Fall 2018, http://www.greenbriarreview.com/Blog.html?entry=dan-l-miller-the-habits.

Miller, Dan L. “Best Dan L. Miller Quotes.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 2 Oct. 2018,

Best Dan L. Miller Quotes

Miller, Dan L. “Praise for Eva Jefferson Paterson.” Northwestern Magazine, vol. 21, no. 1, Fall 2018, p. 10.

Miller, Dan L. “The Grand Delusion.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 4 Apr. 2017, danlmillereducationauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/the-grand-delusion.pdf.

Miller, Dan L. “Choose Your Future: Solving Problems and Getting Help.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 4 Apr. 2017, danlmillereducationauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/choose-your-future-solving-problems-and-getting-help.pdf.

Miller, Dan L. “Showing Up: Your Future Depends on It.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 4 Apr. 2017, danlmillereducationauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/showing-up-your-future-depends-on-it.pdf.

Miller, Dan L. “Skippin’, Ditchin’, and Cuttin’: How to Trounce Truancy.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 4 Apr. 2017, danlmillereducationauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/skippin-ditchin-and-cuttin-how-to-trounce-truancy.pdf.

Miller, Dan L. “Rare, Seldom-Seen, and Classic Movie Recommendations.” Education-Related Quotes. WordPress, 1 Aug. 2016, danlmillereducationauthor.com/blog/.

Miller, Dan L., Ed.D. Education-Related Quotes. WordPress, 6 July. 2016. danlmillereducationauthor.com.

Miller, Dan L. Snowballs and Sinners—A Young Adult Thriller. CreateSpace, 2015. eBook Collection (BiblioBoard).

Miller, Dan L. “Snowballs and Sinners—A Young Adult Thriller.” YouTube, 23 Feb. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4smHj9SQz0

Miller, Dan L. Snowballs and Sinners—A Young Adult Thriller. CreateSpace, 2015.

Miller, Dan L. Snowballs and Sinners—A Young Adult Thriller. Kindle ed., CreateSpace, 2015.

Miller, Dan L. Snowballs and Sinners—A Young Adult Thriller. Ebook, Smashwords, 2010. http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/33420.

Miller, Dan. “The Library-Minds Alive on the Shelves.” Illinois Libraries, vol. 70, no. 9, 1988 pp. 603-06.

Miller, Dan. “How to Help Students Prepare for Their First Job.” Guidance Clinic, Sept. 1988, pp. 1-5.

Miller, Dan L. “The Greatest Insight From The Fewest Words: Using Quotations In The Writing Class.” English Record, vol. xxxix, no. 1, 1988, pp. 24-29.

Miller, Dan L. “The Literary Form of the 80s: Using Quotations to Teach English.” English Journal, vol. 76, no. 3, 1987, pp. 52-55.

Miller, Dan. “Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline on the Attitude, Attendance, and Insight of Truant Adolescents.” The Journal of Experimental Education, vol. 55, no. 1, 1986, pp. 49-53.

Miller, Dan. “Fifty Ways to Improve Attendance.” NASSP Bulletin, vol. 70, no. 492, 1986, pp. 74-79.

Miller, Dan. “Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline on the Attitude, Attendance, and Insight of Truant Adolescents.” Dissertation, Northern Illinois U. 1982.

How to Effectively Use Quotations in Your Classroom

I value quotations because they yield the greatest insight from the fewest words. In addition to the wisdom and guidance quotes provide, quotes are perfectly suited for use in displays, presentations, speeches, research, students’ papers, writing prompts, and classroom lessons and discussions. Quotations are short. Considering the fast-paced, media culture in which our students are immersed, a quotation ranging from five to six words to three or four sentences is readily acceptable to the adolescent in a hurry. As a change of pace from short stories, poems, and novels, teachers find it refreshing to delve into quotations to stimulate thought and focus on the development of communication, academic, and social skills. Accessing the wealth of wisdom provided by quotation sources, educators can use quotations to achieve many worthwhile goals. In this article I provide and describe many uses for quotes in the school setting.

How to Effectively Use Quotes in Your Classroom

The Habits of Highly Effective Authors–and Me

Miller, Dan L. “The Habits of Highly Effective Authors—and Me.” Green Briar Review, no. 5.1, Fall 2018, http://www.greenbriarreview.com/Blog.html?entry=dan-l-miller-the-habits.

In this essay I compare my writing life and habits to the peculiar habits of famous authors.

The Habits of Highly Effective Authors—and Me

Best Dan L. Miller Quotes

Miller, Dan L. “Best Dan L. Miller Quotes.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 2 Oct. 2020,

Best Dan L. Miller Quotes

The Grand Delusion

Miller, Dan L. “The Grand Delusion.” Education-Related Quotes, WordPress, 4 Apr. 2017, danlmillereducationauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/the-grand-delusion.pdf.

As a high school dean of students, I’ve worked with thousands of students over the years and have addressed all types of student issues. Linda Foster (pseudonym) was a memorable student. Her life and her troubles live with me still. This is her story. It’s the story of a girl whose truancy started because of home problems. The events in the story are true, and the characters in the story are real.

The Grand Delusion

Choose Your Future: Solving Problems and Getting Help

If you’re having problems in school socially, academically, or behaviorally, there are ways to address those problems. To improve, you need to understand the reason behind the problem. By reading through this essay on problem-solving, you should be able to identify the reasons for your difficulties in school, list the possible remedies for the problem, and develop a plan of action you can use to improve the situation.

Choose Your Future-Solving Problems and Getting Help

Showing Up: Your Future Depends on It

The social cutter is a truant student who only occasionally ditches classes. If this is the category of truancy under which you would fall, be careful. Truancy is a habit which is just as addictive and just as damaging as a cigarette or drug habit. Cutting classes can be fun in the beginning and even a little adventurous. However, the more you cut classes, the more you want to cut in the future. It becomes easier for you, and after a while you cut more freely and (even though you may feel a little guilty) you begin to see nothing wrong with cutting classes. You’ve got to stop cutting classes early on in your habit, or you’re going to be stuck with a habit that will certainly hurt you and may even end your high school career. It would serve you well to consider the harm your truancy can do—not only now while you’re still a student but later on in your life when you’re twenty, thirty, forty, and older.

Showing Up-Your Future Depends on It

Skippin’, Ditchin’, and Cuttin’: How to Trounce Truancy

If you have problems and are unhappy, you are not alone. Everyone has problems. Some problems are more serious than others, and some people have more problems than others, but everyone has to face up to solving their problems. It’s important to realize, also, that it is never too late to solve problems you’ve left unresolved. Granted, it may be more difficult and take more effort to solve those problems, but sooner of later you’re going to have to buckle down and put all your effort into getting back on the right track. In order to do this it’s helpful to understand two things: What is causing the problem and how to help yourself solve the problem. This essay is intended to help you resolve your attendance problem. What is causing your attendance problem? Why do you cut classes?

Skippin’, Ditchin’, and Cuttin’-How to Trounce Truancy

The Library: Minds Alive on the Shelves

Miller, Dan. “The Library: Minds Alive on the Shelves.” Illinois Libraries, vol. 70, no. 9, 1988 pp. 603-06.

This article presents examples of quotations by category that are appropriate for use in libraries. By reviewing brief quotations describing the unique perceptions of great thinkers regarding the institution of the library, our appreciation of libraries may be enhanced. Furthermore, the quotations may encourage librarians to discover more that exist and that may inspire, inform, or promote within library patrons serious thought about the many aspects and rewards of the library.

The Library-Minds Alive on the Shelves

How to Help Students Prepare for Their First Job

Miller, Dan. “How to Help Students Prepare for Their First Job.” Guidance Clinic, Sept. 1988, pp. 1-5.

What qualities do employers look for when hiring students after high school or college? To find the answer to that question, I surveyed over one hundred personnel officers from the nation’s leading corporations. I asked them to respond to the question, “What qualities do you look for in applicants for jobs with your company?” I summarize the answers to that question in this article. By reviewing the qualities employers look for most, guidance counselors and career advisors may be better able to help students prepare their resumes and develop the qualities employers want in their employees.

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The Greatest Insight From the Fewest Words:

Using Quotations in the Writing Class

Miller, Dan L. “The Greatest Insight From The Fewest Words: Using Quotations In The Writing Class.” English Record, vol. xxxix, no. 1, 1988, pp. 24-29.

Centuries ago Voltaire stated that “the multiplicity of facts and writings is becoming so great that everything must soon be reduced to extracts.” Considering that we are now in an age of information glut, we have apparently arrived. Regardless of whether Voltaire was prophetic, there are a number of advantages to using quotations as a staple in the English classroom. In this article I summarize the many ways teachers can make effective use of quotations in the English classroom.

Greatest Insight from the Fewest Words

The Literary Form of the 80s: Using Quotations to Teach English

Miller, Dan L. “The Literary Form of the 80s: Using Quotations to Teach English.” English Journal, vol. 76, no. 3, 1987, pp. 52-55.

Quotations are short. Considering the fast-paced, electronic culture in which students are immersed, a quotation ranging from five to six words to three or four sentences is readily acceptable to the adolescent in a hurry. As a change of pace from short stories, poems, and novels, it’s refreshing to delve into quotations to stimulate thought and focus on the development of communication skills. Classroom teachers can utilize quotations in many ways to teach skills and concepts in the English classroom.

Literary Form of the 80s

Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline on the Attitude, Attendance, and Insight of Truant Adolescents

This article summarizes my doctoral dissertation. The investigation’s purpose was to answer the following question: In an in-school suspension setting, does a program of therapeutic discipline that involves counseling, bibliotherapy, writing therapy, and contingency contracting result in more positive attitudes toward school attendance, improved attendance, and greater insight into attendance problems among adolescent truants who participate in the program than among adolescent truants who participate in a traditional program of non-therapeutic discipline?

Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline

Fifty Ways to Improve Attendance

Miller, Dan. “Fifty Ways to Improve Attendance.” NASSP Bulletin, vol. 70, no. 492, 1986, pp. 74-79.

In this article I provide fifty strategies for school administrators and teachers to improve student attendance.

Fifty Ways to Improve Attendance

Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline on the Attitude, Attendance, and Insight of Truant Adolescents

Miller, Dan. “Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline on the Attitude, Attendance, and Insight of Truant Adolescents.” Dissertation, Northern Illinois U. 1982.

This doctoral dissertation provides an alternative to traditional programs of in-school suspension. The investigation’s purpose was to answer the following question: In an in-school suspension setting, does a program of therapeutic discipline that involves counseling, bibliotherapy, writing therapy, and contingency contracting result in more positive attitudes toward school attendance, improved attendance, and greater insight into attendance problems among adolescent truants who participate in the program than among adolescent truants who participate in a traditional program of non-therapeutic discipline?

I provide a link below to the full text of the dissertation in a pdf. It is not the published version, but it does include all dissertation content. One can purchase a copy of the dissertation from ProQuest: http://www.proquest.com. The ordering page at ProQuest is: http://dissexpress.umi.com/dxweb/search.html.

Ordering information and pricing is as follows: x

EFFECT OF A PROGRAM OF THERAPEUTIC DISCIPLINE ON THE ATTITUDE, ATTENDANCE, AND INSIGHT OF TRUANT ADOLESCENTS from ProQuest

by MILLER, DANNY LEE, Northern Illinois University, 1982, 391 pages; 8220323

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Effect of a Program of Therapeutic Discipline

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