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Written by some of the most highly acclaimed teacher-writers, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Teaching includes excerpts from books, essays, and articles that explore the very heart of the teaching experience. This comprehensive resource offers a wide variety of perspectives and insights into the realities of classroom teaching. The volume''s contributors are some of the best known teachers and education experts: Parker Palmer, Sylvia Ashton-Warner, William Ayers, Lisa Delpit, Robert L. Fried, Paulo Freire, Maxine Greene, Martin Haverman, Herbert Kohl, Andrew Dean Mullen, James Nehring, Vivian Gussin Paley, Vito Perrone, Mike Rose, Seymour Sarason, and Frank Smith.

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"...in each essay lies a gem or two that should certainly help us all..." (Community College Week, August 18, 2003)

Table of Contents

Sources vii

About the Authors ix

Acknowledgments xiii

Foreword xv
Ann Lieberman

Part One What Does It Mean to Teach?

1. The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching 3
Parker J. Palmer

2. The Mystery of Teaching 26
William Ayers

3. Passionate Teaching 38
Robert L. Fried

4. Reading the World/Reading the Word 52
Paulo Freire

5. Teaching as Possibility: A Light in Dark Times 62
Maxine Greene

Part Two Becoming a Teacher

6. Learning to Read 77
Patrick McWilliams

7. Order in the Classroom 80
Andrew Dean Mullen

8. “Welcome to the Sixth Grade” 84
Brad Wilcox

9. Excerpt from White Teacher 88
Vivian Gussin Paley

10. Teachers College and Student Teaching 95
Herbert Kohl

11. Change, Resistance, and Reflection 103
Seymour B. Sarason

12. Is Passionate Teaching for New Teachers, Too? 111
Robert L. Fried

Part Three Developing Your Skills

13. Groups 135
James Nehring

14. Creative Teaching 152
Sylvia Ashton-Warner

15. The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People’s Children 166
Lisa Delpit

16. Refining the Craft of Teaching 191
Vito Perrone

17. Calexico, California 204
Mike Rose

18. The Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching 239
Martin Haberman

19. The Immensity of Children’s Learning 251
Frank Smith

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      Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Publication Date: 14/01/2003
      ISBN13: 9780787962401, 978-0787962401
      ISBN10: 0787962406
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Written by some of the most highly acclaimed teacher-writers, The Jossey-Bass Reader on Teaching includes excerpts from books, essays, and articles that explore the very heart of the teaching experience. This comprehensive resource offers a wide variety of perspectives and insights into the realities of classroom teaching. The volume''s contributors are some of the best known teachers and education experts: Parker Palmer, Sylvia Ashton-Warner, William Ayers, Lisa Delpit, Robert L. Fried, Paulo Freire, Maxine Greene, Martin Haverman, Herbert Kohl, Andrew Dean Mullen, James Nehring, Vivian Gussin Paley, Vito Perrone, Mike Rose, Seymour Sarason, and Frank Smith.

      Trade Review
      "...in each essay lies a gem or two that should certainly help us all..." (Community College Week, August 18, 2003)

      Table of Contents

      Sources vii

      About the Authors ix

      Acknowledgments xiii

      Foreword xv
      Ann Lieberman

      Part One What Does It Mean to Teach?

      1. The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching 3
      Parker J. Palmer

      2. The Mystery of Teaching 26
      William Ayers

      3. Passionate Teaching 38
      Robert L. Fried

      4. Reading the World/Reading the Word 52
      Paulo Freire

      5. Teaching as Possibility: A Light in Dark Times 62
      Maxine Greene

      Part Two Becoming a Teacher

      6. Learning to Read 77
      Patrick McWilliams

      7. Order in the Classroom 80
      Andrew Dean Mullen

      8. “Welcome to the Sixth Grade” 84
      Brad Wilcox

      9. Excerpt from White Teacher 88
      Vivian Gussin Paley

      10. Teachers College and Student Teaching 95
      Herbert Kohl

      11. Change, Resistance, and Reflection 103
      Seymour B. Sarason

      12. Is Passionate Teaching for New Teachers, Too? 111
      Robert L. Fried

      Part Three Developing Your Skills

      13. Groups 135
      James Nehring

      14. Creative Teaching 152
      Sylvia Ashton-Warner

      15. The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People’s Children 166
      Lisa Delpit

      16. Refining the Craft of Teaching 191
      Vito Perrone

      17. Calexico, California 204
      Mike Rose

      18. The Pedagogy of Poverty Versus Good Teaching 239
      Martin Haberman

      19. The Immensity of Children’s Learning 251
      Frank Smith

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