The Jossey-Bass Reader on Teaching

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.

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