Celebrating Teachers: A Visual History - Hardcover

Raftery, Deirdre

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0764168142 ISBN 13: 9780764168147

Publisher: B E S Pub Co, 2016

Synopsis

Almost everybody remembers that special teacher that changed their life for the better. In this stunning visual history, readers learn about the changing role of educators throughout time. From teachers in such ancient civilizations as Greece, Rome, China, or India, to medieval monks, pioneer schoolma'ams, and all the way to today's hardworking professional, readers get a look at the many reasons teachers should be celebrated.
Find yourself inspired by some of the most unforgettable teachers ever, including:

• Anna Leonowens, the teacher that inspired the Hollywood film, The King and I
• Maria Montessori, the Italian physician whose methods for infant education became a global phenomenon
• Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel-prize winning author, teacher, and founder of an experimental school in West Bengal
• Irish nationalist Patrick Pearse, who called the state national school system a "murder machine" and founded schools that fostered a lifetime love of learning
• Maya Angelou, Roddy Doyle, Seamus Heaney, Barack Obama, J.K. Rowling, Sting, and other contemporary figures whose professional development began with careers in teaching

Celebrating Teachers also takes a look at the role of teachers in art, literature, film, and television; during times of conflict and upheaval; and the pioneers and missionaries that brought education to excluded communities, deprived districts, and far-flung places around the globe. It's a beautiful look at a noble profession that has been heralded in the past, and deserves recognition, respect, and remembrance today.

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Review

This handsomely illustrated hardcover book would make a wonderful gift for the teacher in your life. This is a visual history of the teaching profession with insights into the work of famous teachers, as well as taking a look at teachers in print and on the screen. Starting at the beginning in antiquity the book takes a look at the profession prior to 1800 in the first chapter, followed in subsequent chapters by the 19th and 20th centuries before dealing with the present. In between are short chapters consisting of a couple of pages looking briefly at academic dress, poets who were teachers and famous modern champions of education. Within the individual sections are pieces on education in different countries and during times of unrest such as the world wars and Depression, as well as looking at the evolving role of the teacher due to social change. This is an uplifting book, concentrating on the best of the education system and concentrating on pioneers and those who altered the profession for the better. There are photographs and illustrations on every page, showing what these people looked like, wore and the world they taught in. From Greek philosophers to Maria Montessori, Goodbye Mr Chips to Harry Potter this is an attractive book that should grace any educator's coffee table. * myshelf.com *

About the Author

Dr. Deirdre Raftery is Chair of Research and Director of Ph.D. Studies at the School of Education, University of Dublin, Ireland, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK). Dr. Raftery has an international reputation in the field of History of Education, and has published nine scholarly books and many research papers. She has also given guest lectures and presentations at international conferences throughout Europe, Australia, and North America.

Edition details

• Publisher: B E S Pub Co
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764168142
• ISBN 13: 9780764168147
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192