Teaching with Heart : Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach Hardback
Edited by Sam M. (Smith College) Intrator, Megan (Taloma Park, Maryland) Scribner
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Each and every day teachers show up in their classrooms with a relentless sense of optimism.
Despite the complicated challenges of schools, they come to and remain in the profession inspired by a conviction that through education they can move individuals and society to a more promising future. In Teaching with Heart: Poetry that Speaks to the Courage to Teach a diverse group of ninety teachers describe the complex of emotions and experiences of the teaching life - joy, outrage, heartbreak, hope, commitment and dedication.
Each heartfelt commentary is paired with a cherished poem selected by the teacher.
The contributors represent a broad array of educators: K-12 teachers, principals, superintendents, college professors, as well as many non-traditional teachers.
They range from first year teachers to mid-career veterans to those who have retired after decades in the classroom. They come from inner-city, suburban, charter and private schools. The teachers identified an eclectic collection of poems and poets from Emily Dickinson, to Richard Wright, to Mary Oliver to the rapper Tupac Shakur.
It is a book by teachers and for all who teach. The book also includes a poignant Foreword by Parker J.
Palmer (The Courage to Teach), a stirring Introduction by Taylor Mali (What Teachers Make), and a moving Afterword by Sarah Brown Wessling (Teaching Channel). Where Teaching with Fire honored and celebrated the work of teachers; Teaching with Heart salutes the tenacious and relentless optimism of teachers and their belief that despite the many challenges and obstacles of the teaching life, much is possible.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:25/07/2014
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- ISBN:9781118459430
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:288 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:25/07/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781118459430