The Teacher in American Society / Edition 1

by Eugene F. Provenzo

Overview

A critical anthology that examines the nature and purpose of the teaching profession in the United States

Drawing on first-person accounts and sociological, historical, and literary sources, The Teacher in American Society: A Critical Anthology examines the nature of the teaching profession in the United States and the purpose behind the work of K–12 teachers. In addition to selections from novels and first-person accounts, editor Eugene F. Provenzo draws from a wide range of popular culture sources, including films, cartoons, and "You Tube" videos to convey not only the work and experience of teachers, but also how teachers are perceived in our society.

Features

• Popular and classic selections demonstrate that learning to teach well is a deeply reflective act.
• Critical questions at the beginning of each reading encourage students to think about teaching in the context of a wide range of cultures, traditions, and teaching [b1] experiences.
• Further Readings and Linking to Popular Culture sections in each Part opener lead students to a range of resources beyond the text.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412965934
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	02/02/2010
Pages:	259
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Gene Provenzo is one of the nation’s leading scholars in the foundations of education. He holds the rank of full professor at the University of Miami. He has won numerous awards throughout his career in both teaching and research and sits on many editorial boards. He has authored over ten books and has contributed chapters to many more. He has authored scores of articles in a wide range of areas in education. His recent projects include Teaching, Learning, and Schooling (Allyn & Bacon, 2002), a critically-oriented introduction to the foundations of education textbook, and the forthcoming Readings in Educational Thought (SAGE, 2005).

Table of Contents

Preface ix

Introduction 1

Part I On Being a Teacher 9

1 Letter to a Young Teacher Joseph Featherstone 13

2 Selection From Accident, Awareness, and Actualization Nel Noddings 25

3 Respect, Liking, Trust, and Fairness Kathleen Cushman 31

Part II Beginning to Teach 45

4 A Negro Schoolmaster in the New South W. E. B. Du Bois 49

5 Selection From 36 Children Herbert Kohl 59

6 Selection From Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher's First Year Esmé Raji Codell 67

Part III Teaching as the Practice of Freedom 75

7 Selection From Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling John Taylor Gatto 77

8 Engaged Pedagogy bell hooks 85

Part IV Teaching Others 93

9 The Silenced Dialogue: Power and Pedagogy in Educating Other People's Children Lisa D. Delpit 97

10 White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences Through Work in Women's Studies Peggy Mclntosh 121

11 Teaching Themes of Care Nel Noddings 135

Part V Teaching as Work 147

12 Prologue From Horace's Compromise Theodore R. Sizer 149

13 Selection From My Posse Don't Do Homework LouAnne Johnson 161

14 "What Teachers Make, or Objection Overruled, or If things don't work out, you can always go to law school" Taylor Mali 171

Part VI Teaching as Social Activism 175

15 Selection From Death at an Early Age: The Destruction of the Hearts and Minds of Negro Children in the Boston Public Schools Jonathan Kozol 177

16 "Should the Teacher Always Be Neutral?" George S. Counts 189

17 Selection From Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor 197

Part VII Myths and Stereotypes About Teaching 205

18 Selection From To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher William Ayers 209

19 Selections From School Is Hell: Lesson 6: The 9 Types of Grade School Teachers and Lesson 13: The 9 Types of High School Teachers Matt Groening 223

Part VIII Teaching and Sexuality 227

20 "The Teacher" From Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson 231

21 Selection From Socrates, Plato, & Guys Like Me: Confessions of a Gay Schoolteacher Eric Rofes 239

Index 253

About the Editor 259