What Keeps Teachers Going?Teachers College Press, 21. feb. 2003 “This moving and important book has reminded me of why I have stayed in public school teaching for over 40 years. It is an inspiration to experienced educators, beginning teachers, and all of us who care about equity and the importance of every child’s life.” What helps great public school teachers persevere—in spite of everything? Sonia Nieto, a renowned teacher educator, takes a close look at what can be learned from veteran teachers who not only continue to teach but also manage to remain enthusiastic about it. This inspirational volume provides much-needed advice on how some urban teachers are solving the everyday challenges of student learning. Nieto collaborates with experienced teachers in urban schools who are especially effective working with students of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds—students who are among the most marginalized in our public schools. Offering an alternative vision of what’s important in teaching and learning, Nieto concludes with an urgent call to advance new national priorities for public education. |
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... I've had to think about my experiences as part of the larger context in which education takes place. In what follows, I share my thinking as a teacher and teacher educator and the lessons I've learned along the way. I start with my own ...
... I've become increasingly interested in why teachers stay in teaching, particularly excellent and caring teachers of students of diverse backgrounds and students challenged by poverty, racism, and injustice. It is clear to me that such ...
... I've also used this strategy in my classes. I want to make it clear that I'm not talking about self-indulgent exercises in brooding and bellyaching. Rather, I use this strategy so that teachers, while focusing on themselves, learn to ...
... I've come to the conclusion that there will always be tension and insecurity, but that it is not necessary to lose one identity completely at the expense of another. There must be a better way. This excerpt comes from one of the first ...
... I've found that a substantial number of excellent teachers are also activists: Many have been active in the civil rights movement, or in desegregation efforts, or antiapartheid struggles, and some continue to be involved in some aspect ...
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TEACHING AS LOVE | 37 |
TEACHING AS HOPE AND POSSIBILITY | 53 |
TEACHING AS ANGER AND DESPERATION | 63 |
TEACHING AS INTELLECTUAL WORK | 76 |
TEACHING AS DEMOCRATIC PRACTICE | 91 |
TEACHING AS SHAPING FUTURES | 107 |
FINAL THOUGHTS WHAT KEEPS TEACHERS GOING IN SPITE OF EVERYTHING? | 121 |
NOTES | 131 |
REFERENCES | 145 |
INDEX | 153 |
ABOUT THE AUTHOR | 161 |