Why We Teach
These teachers listen closely to their students. They share in their students' struggles and successes. They create a classroom climate that encourages growth, direction, and purpose. They help students develop into thoughtful, engaged citizens. The teachers in this book show us the kinds of learning that really matter, and the kinds of lessons that students can take with them for their entire lives.
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These teachers listen closely to their students. They share in their students' struggles and successes. They create a classroom climate that encourages growth, direction, and purpose. They help students develop into thoughtful, engaged citizens. The teachers in this book show us the kinds of learning that really matter, and the kinds of lessons that students can take with them for their entire lives. VOYA This collection of essays written by teachers from across the country demonstrates exactly why there is hope for our public schools. Nieto, also the editor of What Keeps Teachers Going (Teachers College Press, 2003), believes that these twenty-one educators represent the "discourse of possibility" for a system plagued by daunting problems. These range from growing student diversity to legislative mandates for standards and accountability. These issues seem to have taken away from the original intention of public schools-an equal opportunity for all children. Nieto believes that the gap can be closed by recruiting, encouraging, and retaining teachers like the ones portrayed here. Besides a preface, introduction, and conclusion written by the editor, the middle of the book contains four sections, divided by themes: the path to teaching, how teaching helps teachers understand the world, how teachers help students find their place in the world, and how teaching helps them become more human. A brief explanation introduces the section's theme, and a bio of each teacher is provided before his or her essay. The essays are a wonderful mixture of insight, frustration, passion, struggle, and humor. They demonstrate a sense of mission and empathy for students, two of several qualities identified by Nieto as common to successful teachers. Their words reveal why-in spite of bureaucracy and low pay-they continue to teach. This book should be required reading for college students planning to enter the profession. Teachers already in the classroom, whether for five years or twenty-five, will be encouraged and inspired.
Ch. 1Public schools and the work of teachers1Ch. 2The accidental teacher15Ch. 3I'm not sure I want to be a "teacher"23Ch. 4Who invited that guy?31Ch. 5On re-becoming a teacher41Ch. 6Waiting tables and juggling motherhood : taking the road less traveled49Ch. 7Looking back in wonder61Ch. 8Teaching to affirm71Ch. 9Teaching through light and darkness81Ch. 10Teaching as a spiritual journey87Ch. 11Being on a moving train97Ch. 12Teaching outside the lines105Ch. 13Teaching for empowerment, love, and mentorship117Ch. 14The colors and strands of teaching127Ch. 15Opening their eyes to a new and bigger world134Ch. 16Teaching to engage142Ch. 17Teaching means taking risks150Ch. 18Always another beginning156Ch. 19Saving the world one child at a time169Ch. 20Confessions of an underperforming teacher178Ch. 21Becoming a life-toucher183Ch. 22"... we shall have to begin with the children"189Ch. 23Qualities of caring and committed teachers203
\ VOYA\ - Kim Zach\ This collection of essays written by teachers from across the country demonstrates exactly why there is hope for our public schools. Nieto, also the editor of What Keeps Teachers Going (Teachers College Press, 2003), believes that these twenty-one educators represent the "discourse of possibility" for a system plagued by daunting problems. These range from growing student diversity to legislative mandates for standards and accountability. These issues seem to have taken away from the original intention of public schools-an equal opportunity for all children. Nieto believes that the gap can be closed by recruiting, encouraging, and retaining teachers like the ones portrayed here. Besides a preface, introduction, and conclusion written by the editor, the middle of the book contains four sections, divided by themes: the path to teaching, how teaching helps teachers understand the world, how teachers help students find their place in the world, and how teaching helps them become more human. A brief explanation introduces the section's theme, and a bio of each teacher is provided before his or her essay. The essays are a wonderful mixture of insight, frustration, passion, struggle, and humor. They demonstrate a sense of mission and empathy for students, two of several qualities identified by Nieto as common to successful teachers. Their words reveal why-in spite of bureaucracy and low pay-they continue to teach. This book should be required reading for college students planning to enter the profession. Teachers already in the classroom, whether for five years or twenty-five, will be encouraged and inspired.\ \
