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Conversations with great teachers

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Conversations with great teachers/ Bill Smoot.
Author:	Smoot, Bill.
Published:	Bloomington :Indiana University Press, : c2010.,
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 247 p.).
Subject:	Teachers - Job satisfaction - United States. -
Online resource:	Full text available:
ISBN:	9780253004321 (electronic bk.)

Conversations with great teachers
Smoot, Bill.

Conversations with great teachers[electronic resource] /Bill Smoot. - Bloomington :Indiana University Press,c2010. - 1 online resource (xvi, 247 p.).

Teaching in the school room -- Teaching in the college classroom -- Teaching the healers -- Teaching the creators and performers -- Teaching the fixers and makers -- Teaching the athletes -- Growing the body and spirit -- Teaching at the bottom and on the edge -- Teaching the protectors -- Teaching in the corridors of power.

""Bill Smoot has accomplished something quite extraordinary: he has interviewed master teachers from all walks of life and prodded them to reveal one secret after another. In so doing, he has opened a new door for all educators to improve their work with students....A must-read book for any teacher, regardless of the context in which you work. Highlyrecommended!"---Grant P. Wiggins, President, Authentic Education and co-author of Understanding by Design" ""Interesting, thought-provoking, and funny interviews with great teachers of every style and subject area....A fascinating book to read and reread."---Todd Whitaker, author ofWhat Great Teachers Do Differently" ""Rich with passion, knowledge, and story, this engaging collection of interviews not only illustrates ways teachers become great; it conveys the energy and care they bring to their calling."---Sydney Lewis, oral historianand author (with Studs Terkel) of Touch and Go" ""A lifetime achievement....An inspiring work of art."---Susan Hoffman, Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of California, Berkeley" ""A wonderful lesson from the heart about teaching, faith, humanity, and passion."---Bodie Brizendine, Head, The Spence School, New York City" ""A labor of loving care and deep attention. A great gift for teachers and students everywhere and for thelearning and hope which sustains us."---Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, writer, and educator" ""Within these pages is a vast treasure of teaching wisdom....Adeeply thoughtful and inspiring book."---Robert Kunzman, author of Write These Laws on Your Children: Inside the World of Conservative Christian Homeschooling"--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN: 9780253004321 (electronic bk.)Subjects--Topical Terms:

945103
Teachers
--Job satisfaction--United States.

LC Class. No.: LA2311 / .S56 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 371.100973

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