The Courage to Teach Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
ISBN: 9780787996864 | 0787996866
Edition: 10thFormat: Nonspecific Binding
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Pub. Date: 8/17/2007
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"This book is for teachers who have good days and bad and whose bad days bring the suffering that comes only from something one loves. It is for teachers who refuse to harden their hearts, because they love learners, learning, and the teaching life." Parker J. Palmer [from the Introduction]For many years, Parker Palmer has worked on behalf of teachers and others who choose their vocations for reasons of the heart but may lose heart because of the troubled, sometimes toxic systems in which they work. Hundreds of thousands of readers have benefit... MORE
| Foreword to the Tenth Anniversary Edition | |
| Gratitudes | |
| Introduction: Teaching from Within | |
| The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching | |
| A Culture of Fear: Education and the Disconnected Life | |
| The Hidden Wholeness: Paradox in Teaching and Learning | |
| Knowing in Community: Joined by the Grace of Great Things | |
| Teaching in Community: A Subject-Cente... MORE | |
| Learning in Community: The Conversation of Colleagues | |
| Divided No More: Teaching from a Heart of Hope | |
| Afterword: The New Professional: Education for Transformation | |
| Notes | |
| The Author | |
| The Center for Courage & Renewal | |
| About the CD | |
| Index | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
Parker J. Palmer is a highly respected writer, lecturer, teacher, and activist. His work speaks deeply to people in many walks of life, including education, medicine, religion, law, philanthropy, the public sector, and social change. Author of seven books, including the bestsellers Let Your Life Speak and A Hidden Wholeness, his writing has been recognized with ten honorary doctorates and a number of national awards. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
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