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Loading... The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Lifeby Parker J. Palmer
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Probably the one Palmer book to read if you're just going to read one. He reminds me about the heart of teaching, the personal or spiritual aspects that often get lost in the rush to assure that teaching is "evidence-based." (  ) iceT | Jan 25, 2009 |  I have read and re-read this wonderful volume--both on my own and in conjunction with educator colleagues from several schools. I have highlighted and re-highlighted many passages. This book really bears re-reading well. To me, that attests to its lasting value. One of my favorite excerpts, for instance, is this one (which falls on pp. 107 - 108 of Courage to Teach): "When we are at our best, it is because the grace of great things has evoked from us the virtues that give educational community its finest form: * We invite diversity into our community not because it is politically correct but because diverse viewpoints are demanded by the manifold mysteries of great things. * We embrace ambiguity not because we are confused or indecisive but because we understand the inadequacy of our own concepts to embrace the vastness of great things. * We welcome creative conflict not because we are angry or hostile but because conflict is required to correct our biases and prejudices about the nature of great things. * We practice honesty not only because we owe it to one another but because to lie about what we have seen would be to betray the truth of great things. * We experience humility not because we have fought and lost but because humility is the only lens through which great things can be seen--and once we have seen them, humility is the only posture possible...." ( ) mpardee | Jun 8, 2008 | Great book for teachers, or ayone who cares about what they do and integrity. (  ) kathleenthereader | Oct 7, 2007 | Parker Palmer has a big vocabulary and makes you pull out the dicionary every now and then, but reading this book is a must for any current or future teacher. Teaching is a calling based around the love of students and subject. Reading Palmer is like mining for gold; a lot of work with rich rewards. ( ) mfassold | Sep 8, 2007 | Just a great inspirational read when life as a teacher gets tough. ( ) brettmoller | May 2, 2006 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0787910589, Hardcover)As a spiritually inspirational book for teachers, The Courage to Teach is one of the best. The premise is concise and unarguable: good teaching comes from the identity and the integrity of the teacher. Teachers are encouraged to turn their inquiring minds inward--developing a deeper understanding of what it means to fulfill the spiritual calling of teaching. Good teachers share one trait, says author Parker Palmer, they are able to weave a complex web of connections among themselves, their subjects, and their students, so that students can learn to weave a world for themselves. The connections made by good teachers are held not in their methods but in their hearts--the place where intellect and emotion and spirit and will converge in the human self. --Gail Hudson(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:03 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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