ABSTRACT

The American Teacher is a comprehensive education foundations text with an emphasis on the historical continuity of educational issues and their practical application in the classroom. Aspiring teachers enter the classrooms with an innate optimism, and the challenge of The American Teacher is to engage them and to provide meaningful direction to channel their idealism. By reconnecting individuals with their society, community, and workplace, this engaging text provides education students with a grounding in their profession and an understanding of how important social and political issues affect educational practice.

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SECTION 1 The American Teacher

chapter 1|12 pages

The American Teacher

part |2 pages

SECTION 2 Teaching in the Twenty-First Century

chapter 2|24 pages

Philosophy and Education

chapter 3|16 pages

Multicultural Classroom

chapter 4|26 pages

Just Outside the Classroom

part |2 pages

SECTION 3 Our Educational Heritage

chapter 5|28 pages

Classical and Global Roots of Education

chapter 6|22 pages

American Educational History

chapter 7|14 pages

America’s Diverse Society

part |2 pages

SECTION 4 Reshaping Our World through Teaching

chapter 8|22 pages

School Curriculum

chapter 9|30 pages

Instruction and Discipline

part |2 pages

SECTION 5 The Noble Profession

chapter 10|32 pages

The Organization and Funding of Schools

chapter 11|46 pages

Rights, Responsibilities, and the Law

chapter 12|32 pages

The Noble Profession