Review:
In the midst of all the discourse on education, school, and schools, there remains one constant the teacher. No matter how many innovations, reforms, standards, restructurings, and reorganizations are proposed, their significance pales in relation to that of the teacher. Much maligned and ever analyzed, teachers rarely have the opportunity to tell their stories. This volume both celebrates the teacher and forces us to look at and listen to the ways that teachers understand, rethink, and research their practices. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Author, "The Dreamkeepers," Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison"
This is a wonderful collection of teacher writing first-hand, situated accounts of teaching practice. We need this kind of authentic literature to understand more fully the ongoing complexities and possibilities of teaching and learning ."Class Acts" may well inspire other classroom teachers to reflect on their practice, engage in classroom research, and write. Vito Perrone, Director, Teacher Education Programs, Harvard Graduate School of Education"
How Refreshing a book that values the voices of real teachers discussing their work and their questions. These are the stories of teachers making decisions, reviewing their choices, and adding their voices to conversations about educational research. Class Acts is an inspiration for teachers. Sarah Zevey Steinitz, Teacher, Cambridgeport Elementary School, Cambridge (MA) Public Schools"
They say that art is the everyday, the commonplace, subjected to the light of careful reflection. This collection of articles on teachers classroom research brings first-person power, insight, and ownership to problems of everyday education. These pieces reveal the disciplined patience and reflection that raises teaching from a craft to an art form. I find the collection insightful, empowering, and ultimately hopeful. Joseph B. Rabba, Superintendent, Attleboro (MA) Public Schools"
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