Studs Terkel's Working: A Teaching Guide

by Rick Ayers

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An invaluable educational resource for introducing Studs Terkel's classic work of oral history to today's students.

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Rick Ayers

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Rick Ayers founded the Communication Arts and Science small school at Berkeley High School and is an assistant professor of education at the University of San Francisco. He is the co-author (with William Avers) of Teaching the Taboo Courage and Imagination in the Classroom Second Edition.

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