ABSTRACT

This book is a concise social history of teaching from the colonial period to the present. By revealing the words of teachers themselves, it brings their stories to life. Synthesizing decades of research on teaching, it places important topics such as discipline in the classroom, technology, and cultural diversity within historical perspective.

chapter 1|22 pages

The Cycles of Educational Change

chapter 2|14 pages

Our Diverse Cultural History

chapter 3|25 pages

The Struggle for Diversity

chapter 4|16 pages

Women Enter Teaching

chapter 7|19 pages

Moral Education

chapter 8|26 pages

Discipline

chapter 9|26 pages

The Control of Teachers' Destinies

chapter 10|20 pages

America's Third Educational Transition