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This anthology for students and new teachers collects 25 classic and new essays by educators, education scholars, authors, activists, and others to help them critically reflect on schools and schooling before entering the classroom. Instead of focusing on instructional practices as other foundations texts do, essays take a stand on teaching practices and delve into important questions, asking why they should teach, who students are, what makes a good teacher, what good schools look like, how student learning should be assessed, and how to develop a critical voice. In this edition, Canestrari and Marlowe (education, educational psychology, and special education, Roger Williams U.) add new essays by Herbert Kohl, Frank McCourt, Deborah Meier, Carol Ann Tomlinson, Lois Weiner, Kelly Donnell, and Ann Gibson Winfield, and remove essays not directly related to the chapter's question. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Why Teach? Who Are Today’s Students?What Makes a Good Teacher? Educational Foundations: An Anthology of Critical Readings, Second Edition answers these questions and more, providing an exciting alternative to other foundations textbooks. This anthology is aimed at students about to enter the teaching profession, those new to the profession, and anyone interested in carefully examining schools and schooling.In this Second Edition, editors Alan S. Canestrari and Bruce A. Marlowe add new essays by classic and contemporary policy shapers and teachers. The readings are bold and refreshing, and their authors eschew unquestioning compliance. By taking a hard look at traditional educational practice, the contributors to this anthology serve as models for the kind of reflective practitioners that its editors hope that students will become while in the field. For a complete list of contributors, please see the Table of Contents.Key FeaturesEncourages discussion and debate through provocative essays that provide readers with opportunities to think critically about teaching and learningIncludes brief introductory vignettes that raise probing questions about teaching and learning and provide context for the essays that follow
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