Conversations with Great Teachers

Conversations with Great Teachers
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Publisher : Indiana University Press
Total Pages : 272
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ISBN-10 : 9780253004321
ISBN-13 : 0253004322
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Book Synopsis Conversations with Great Teachers by : Bill Smoot

Download or read book Conversations with Great Teachers written by Bill Smoot and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2010-05-17 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the spirit of Studs Terkel's Working, Bill Smoot interviews master teachers in fields ranging from K--12 and higher education to the arts, trades and professions, sports, and politics. The result suggests a dinner party where the most fascinating teachers in America discuss their various styles as well as what makes their work meaningful to them. What is it that passes between the best teachers and their students to make learning happen? What are the keys to teaching the joys of literature, shooting a basketball, alligator wrestling, or how to survive one's first year in the U.S. Congress? Smoot's insightful questions elicit thought-provoking reflections about teaching as a calling and its aims, frustrations, and satisfactions.


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