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Why we teach

Sonia Nieto, a distinguished teacher in her own right, has gathered the insights and inspirations of K-12 classroom teachers as they examine how and why they find purpose and value in the work they do. --from publisher description
Print Book, English, ©2005
Teachers College Press, New York, ©2005
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780807745946, 9780807745939, 0807745944, 0807745936
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Prefaceix
Part I INTRODUCTION
1(12)
Public Schools and the Work of Teachers
3(10)
Part II TAKING THE LONG WAY
13(46)
The Accidental Teacher
15(8)
Jennifer Welbom
I'm Not Sure I Want to Be a ``Teacher''
23(8)
Judith Kauffman Baker
Who Invited That Guy?
31(10)
Bob Amses
On Re-Becoming a Teacher
41(8)
Laila M. Di Silvio
Waiting Tables and Juggling Motherhood: Taking the Road Less Traveled
49(10)
Patty Bode
Part III TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD
59(56)
Looking Back in Wonder
61(10)
Sandra Jenoure
Teaching to Affirm
71(10)
Stephen Gordon
Teaching Through Light and Darkness
81(6)
Katina Papson
Teaching as a Spiritual Journey
87(10)
Ambrizeth Lima
Being on a Moving Train
97(8)
Ayla Gavins
Teaching Outside the Lines
105(10)
Elaine Stinson
Part IV TO HELP STUDENTS NAME AND CLAIM THE WORLD
115(52)
Teaching for Empowerment, Love, and Mentorship
117(10)
Kristen B. French
The Colors and Strands of Teaching
127(7)
Melinda Pellerin-Duck
Opening Their Eyes to a New and Bigger World
134(8)
Yahaira D. Marquez
Teaching to Engage
142(8)
Beth Wohlleb Adel
Teaching Means Taking Risks
150(6)
Nina Tepper
Always Another Beginning
156(11)
Seth Peterson
Part V TO BECOME MORE FULLY HUMAN
167(34)
Saving the World One Child at a Time
169(9)
Mary Ginley
Confessions of an Underperforming Teacher
178(5)
Bill Dunn
Becoming a Life-Toucher
183(6)
Kerri Warfield
``...We Shall Have to Begin with the Children''
189(12)
Mary Cowhey
Part VI CONCLUSION
201(20)
Qualities of Caring and Committed Teachers
203(18)
Notes221(8)
References229(4)
About the Editor and the Contributors233(6)
Index239