On Teaching

Name: On Teaching
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ISBN: 9780805208016

ISBN-10: 0805208011

ISBN-13: 9780805208016

Edition: Reprint

Authors: Herbert R. Kohl

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Herbert Kohl is one of America's most thoughtful and best-known writers on education. In On Teaching he explores the reasons people choose to teach in elementary and secondary schools. He describes the skills and techniques they must develop in dealing with students and parents. He stresses the importance of becoming attuned to the social system that exists among fellow teachers as well as among the members of the community one serves. Book jacket.

Book details

List price: $15.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/12/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 196
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Introduction to the 1986 Edition


Preface



Introduction



Why Teach?



The Craft of Teaching


Gathering Resources


Tools for Teaching


Developing a Curriculum Theme


Integrating the Curriculum


Basic Skills


Observing and Listening


Setting Limits


Developing the Environment


Discovering Hidden Resources


Making Transitions


Convincing Parents of the Value of One's Work


Dealing with Feelings--One's Own and the Students'


Losing Control


Being out of Control


Fatigue


Private Spaces



The Politics of Teaching


Knowing the Hierarchy


Planning Change


Knowing the Community


Sustaining Change


The School Board


Teacher Organizations and Strikes



Afterword



Research Data Supporting Educational Change


Index