In the spirit of Studs Terkel's Working, Bill Smoot interviews master teachers in fields ranging from K-12 and higher education to the arts, trades and professions, sports, and politics. The result suggests a dinner party where the most fascinating teachers in America discuss their various styles as well as what makes their work meaningful to them. What is it that passes between the best teachers and their students to make learning happen? What are the keys to teaching the joys of literature, shooting a basketball, alligator wrestling, or how to survive one's first year in the U.S. Congress?…mehr
In the spirit of Studs Terkel's Working, Bill Smoot interviews master teachers in fields ranging from K-12 and higher education to the arts, trades and professions, sports, and politics. The result suggests a dinner party where the most fascinating teachers in America discuss their various styles as well as what makes their work meaningful to them. What is it that passes between the best teachers and their students to make learning happen? What are the keys to teaching the joys of literature, shooting a basketball, alligator wrestling, or how to survive one's first year in the U.S. Congress? Smoot's insightful questions elicit thought-provoking reflections about teaching as a calling and its aims, frustrations, and satisfactions.
Bill Smoot teaches English at the Castilleja School in Palo Alto, California, where he has received the Outstanding Teacher Award.
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Introduction 1. Teaching in the School Room John Faggi prep-school English teacher Lynette Wayne first-grade teacher Steven Levy fourth-grade teacher Kathleen Engle middle-school physical-education teacher Deirdre Grode seventh- and eighth-grade language arts and social studies teacher Paul Karafiol high-school math teacher Mike Auerbach high-school biology and chemistry teacher David Lazerson special-education teacher 2. Teaching in the College Classroom Eric Mazur physics professor Ellen Peffley horticulture professor Father Thomas Buckley theology professor William Gass philosophy professor Susan Moeller journalism professor Jack Metzgar teacher adult education 3. Teaching the Healers Leslie Hilger teacher of residents in dermatology Allan Friedman professor undergraduates and neurosurgery residents Craig Campbell teacher psychiatry residents 4. Teaching the Creators and Performers Alexandre Sacha Pavlata teacher circus arts Suki Schorer ballet teacher Keith Carter photography teacher David Kelsey piano and voice teacher Lan Samantha Chang creative writing teacher Martin Landau acting teacher 5. Teaching the Fixers and Makers Kina McAfee instructor apprentice carpenter program Ralph Salemme high-school teacher heating and plumbing Dieter Schorner professor of baking and pastry arts Doug Butler teacher of farriery 6. Teaching the Athletes Tom Nordland teacher of basketball shooting Arthur Lane fencing teacher Mike Hileman alligator wrestling trainer Mark Wolocatiuk racecar driving instructor Ron Washington major league baseball manager 7. Growing the Body and Spirit Lokita Carter Tantra teacher Jan Chozen Bays Zen teacher Robert Smith professor divinity school Catherine Rose exotic dance teacher Tlahuitollini (Ernesto Colín Álvarez) Spanish teacher Aztec dance teacher 8. Teaching at the Bottom and on the Edge Jeannette Riley teacher the Clemente Program Betty Martin teacher in women's prison Shaina Traisman meditation and yoga teacher in jails and prisons Rhodessa Jones teacher in women's jails 9. Teaching the Protectors Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Fuson drill instructor Marine Corps Rob Magao martial-arts teacher to civilians and law enforcement personnel Vince Dunn teacher of firefighting Kathy Mitchell teacher FBI Academy 10. Teaching in the Corridors of Power Michael Ansa corporate consultant Emil Jones political mentor Michael Bell corporate consultant Hannah Riley Bowles professor executive education programs George Shultz political mentor David King director Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress
Introduction 1. Teaching in the School Room John Faggi prep-school English teacher Lynette Wayne first-grade teacher Steven Levy fourth-grade teacher Kathleen Engle middle-school physical-education teacher Deirdre Grode seventh- and eighth-grade language arts and social studies teacher Paul Karafiol high-school math teacher Mike Auerbach high-school biology and chemistry teacher David Lazerson special-education teacher 2. Teaching in the College Classroom Eric Mazur physics professor Ellen Peffley horticulture professor Father Thomas Buckley theology professor William Gass philosophy professor Susan Moeller journalism professor Jack Metzgar teacher adult education 3. Teaching the Healers Leslie Hilger teacher of residents in dermatology Allan Friedman professor undergraduates and neurosurgery residents Craig Campbell teacher psychiatry residents 4. Teaching the Creators and Performers Alexandre Sacha Pavlata teacher circus arts Suki Schorer ballet teacher Keith Carter photography teacher David Kelsey piano and voice teacher Lan Samantha Chang creative writing teacher Martin Landau acting teacher 5. Teaching the Fixers and Makers Kina McAfee instructor apprentice carpenter program Ralph Salemme high-school teacher heating and plumbing Dieter Schorner professor of baking and pastry arts Doug Butler teacher of farriery 6. Teaching the Athletes Tom Nordland teacher of basketball shooting Arthur Lane fencing teacher Mike Hileman alligator wrestling trainer Mark Wolocatiuk racecar driving instructor Ron Washington major league baseball manager 7. Growing the Body and Spirit Lokita Carter Tantra teacher Jan Chozen Bays Zen teacher Robert Smith professor divinity school Catherine Rose exotic dance teacher Tlahuitollini (Ernesto Colín Álvarez) Spanish teacher Aztec dance teacher 8. Teaching at the Bottom and on the Edge Jeannette Riley teacher the Clemente Program Betty Martin teacher in women's prison Shaina Traisman meditation and yoga teacher in jails and prisons Rhodessa Jones teacher in women's jails 9. Teaching the Protectors Gunnery Sergeant Daniel Fuson drill instructor Marine Corps Rob Magao martial-arts teacher to civilians and law enforcement personnel Vince Dunn teacher of firefighting Kathy Mitchell teacher FBI Academy 10. Teaching in the Corridors of Power Michael Ansa corporate consultant Emil Jones political mentor Michael Bell corporate consultant Hannah Riley Bowles professor executive education programs George Shultz political mentor David King director Program for Newly Elected Members of Congress
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