ABSTRACT
When I met Nel Noddings at her home in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, I was struck by her warm and engaging manner and her impressive vegetable garden-her zest for the earthly was a nice balance to her considerable intellect. Ever since reading her book, The Challenge to Care in Schools: An Alternative Approach to Education, I knew I had found a kindred spirit in this leading figure in the field of educational philosophy, feminist ethics, and moral education. She has been professor of philosophy and education at Teachers College, Columbia University, and Lee L. Jacks Professor of Child Education Emerita at Stanford University. She is author or co-author of numerous books, including Justice and Caring: The Search for Common Ground in Education, and Awakening the Inner Eye: Intuition in Education.
