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Book SynopsisEducation and Anarchy sets in motion a way of thinking about, questioning, and responding to what we can do in the face of chaos, which, whether we acknowledge it or not, animates and drives our relation to learning and teaching. Each chapter addresses different aspects of how we can learn to live creatively with this potential for losing control over what we would master, by providing practical examples and lesson plans involving both traditional literary approaches and also more experimental non-verbal modes of expression across the curriculum and disciplines. Education and Anarchy concludes by reaffirming that each student can provide you, the teacher, with ample opportunities to remember, and to learn from, how you learn best. In the end: education is about letting students learn. Despite pressures from above, teachers-of whatever rank and working in no matter what discipline or field of study are the ultimate guardians of this truth.
Trade ReviewHow people go about conceptualizing and discharging their duties as teachers and how they devise and implement methods of delivery and assessment are central, Engel argues, to how people define and play out their roles as educators. Stressing how educators can participate deliberately and reflectively in the process by which they let learning happen, 'Education & Anarchy' expands ways of thinking about teaching and learning. . . . RECOMMENDED for pre- and in-service teachers.... -- L.R. Baxter, University of Victoria * CHOICE *
Using examples ranging from Faulkner to Plato to the sport of fencing, Engel traverses a wide range of educational settings, from college classrooms to grade school to continuing education, as he encourages teachers and administrators to understand ways in which chaos can be an ally in 'letting learning happen. * Trinity Reporter *
. . . offers some practical lesson plans and creative assignments to help students find their way. . . * The Spenser Review *
[Engel] shares his passion and devotion to teaching. ...The strength of this work is that he presents several projects and assignments that he has developed for his literature students with apparently positive results. Those who read the book may directly borrow or be inspired by them. * Sixteenth Century Journal *
[Engel] shares his passion and devotion to teaching. ...The strength of this work is that he presents several projects and assignments that he has developed for his literature students with apparently positive results. Those who read the book may directly borrow or be inspired by them. * Sixteenth Century Journal *
Using examples ranging from Faulkner to Plato to the sport of fencing, Engel traverses a wide range of educational settings, from college classrooms to grade school to continuing education, as he encourages teachers and administrators to understand ways in which chaos can be an ally in 'letting learning happen. * Trinity Reporter *
How people go about conceptualizing and discharging their duties as teachers and how they devise and implement methods of delivery and assessment are central, Engel argues, to how people define and play out their roles as educators. Stressing how educators can participate deliberately and reflectively in the process by which they let learning happen, 'Education & Anarchy' expands ways of thinking about teaching and learning. . . . RECOMMENDED for pre- and in-service teachers. -- L.R. Baxter, University of Victoria * CHOICE *
Table of Contents1 Figures 2 Acknowledgments 3 Preface 4 Introduction 5 Classroom Capers 6 Letting Learning Happen 7 Speaking of Teaching 8 What Can Be Taught 9 The Sword of Truth 10 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Book at a Glance 13 About the Author
