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Those who can teach / Kevin Ryan, Boston Univerity, James M. Cooper, University of Virginia, Cheryl Mason Bolick, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts, USA : Cengage Learning, 2022Edition: Fifteenth EditionDescription: xxv, 481, E-11, G-6, I-15 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780357518441 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 371.102973 T39 2022
LOC classification:
  • LB1025.3 .R93 2022
Contents:
Preface.So Let's Get Started.Part I: SCHOOL AND STUDENTS.1. Why Teach?2. What Is a School and What Is It For?3. Who Are Today's Students in a Diverse Society?4. What Social Problems Affect Today's Students?5. What Is Taught?Part II: TEACHERS.6. What Makes a Teacher Effective?7. What Should Teachers Know about Technology and Its Impact on Schools?8. What Are the Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Teachers?Part III: FOUNDATIONS AND THE FUTURE.9. What Are the Philosophical Foundations of American Education?10. What Is the History of America's Struggle for Educational Opportunity?11. How Are Schools Governed, Influenced, and Financed?12. How Should Education Be Reformed?Part IV: THE TEACHING PROFESSION.13. What Are Your Job Options in Education?14. What Can the New Teacher Expect?15. What Does It Mean to Be a Professional?Before You Close the Book.Appendix.Endnotes.Glossary.Index.
Summary: This is a current, dynamic, reader-friendly text that helps students make informed decisions about entering teacher education programs. The text uses multiple sources to provide high interactivity, while the authors' direct, conversational voice invites students to reflect on the problems and satisfactions of teaching. This edition delves deeply into national, state, and local educational policies to familiarize teachers with the impact that policy will have on their everyday lives in classrooms
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Barcode
Professional Books Professional Books High School Library General Circulation Section GC GC 371.102973 T39 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) In transit from College Library to High School Library since 08/09/2024 JHS000504

Previous edition: 2016
Formerly CIP

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface.So Let's Get Started.Part I: SCHOOL AND STUDENTS.1. Why Teach?2. What Is a School and What Is It For?3. Who Are Today's Students in a Diverse Society?4. What Social Problems Affect Today's Students?5. What Is Taught?Part II: TEACHERS.6. What Makes a Teacher Effective?7. What Should Teachers Know about Technology and Its Impact on Schools?8. What Are the Ethical and Legal Issues Facing Teachers?Part III: FOUNDATIONS AND THE FUTURE.9. What Are the Philosophical Foundations of American Education?10. What Is the History of America's Struggle for Educational Opportunity?11. How Are Schools Governed, Influenced, and Financed?12. How Should Education Be Reformed?Part IV: THE TEACHING PROFESSION.13. What Are Your Job Options in Education?14. What Can the New Teacher Expect?15. What Does It Mean to Be a Professional?Before You Close the Book.Appendix.Endnotes.Glossary.Index.

This is a current, dynamic, reader-friendly text that helps students make informed decisions about entering teacher education programs. The text uses multiple sources to provide high interactivity, while the authors' direct, conversational voice invites students to reflect on the problems and satisfactions of teaching. This edition delves deeply into national, state, and local educational policies to familiarize teachers with the impact that policy will have on their everyday lives in classrooms

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