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Because Teaching Matters
An Introduction to the Profession
Marleen C. Pugach (Author)
9781119899617, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 30 September 2024
576 pages
27.4 x 21.6 x 3 cm, 1.157 kg
"We have utilized Because Teaching Matters in all of our Introduction to Teaching course, “School and Society,” since the first edition was published and are thrilled with this third edition! It is by far the best book of its kind. In fact, I am not sure it has any real competitors because to cover the ground and conversations this book invites, we would have to require an Introduction to Teaching textbook as well as an Introduction to Educational Foundations textbook. We use Because Teaching Matters in a course that introduces teaching as a profession to prospective educators. In the past, we have struggled to find a book that fully integrates the social, cultural, economic, political, and historical processes impacting what goes on in classrooms with every aspect of the craft of teaching “in the real world.” Marleen Pugach’s expertise in teacher education, special education, educational foundations, and culturally responsive pedagogy is evident throughout this text. If you are looking for a book that engages prospective teachers in meaningful conversations regarding how societal issues and problems “show up” in the experiences they and their students will navigate in the classroom, this is the book you want. The new addition continues the book’s attention to engaging teachers in reflection upon how they will approach teaching and learning with students whose race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual identity, abilities, and/or linguistic backgrounds are different from their own but now puts these conversations in the context of timely contemporary issues and problems that affect teaching and learning in real time. Students enjoy the readings and over the years have commented on the rich and thought-provoking classroom discussions it invites. Given the book’s price point (which is competitive with similar books on the market) and the quality of the material covered, instructors and students alike will find this book extremely valuable." --
Antoinette Errante, The Ohio State University
Revised and updated guide for prospective teachers with increased detail about the realities of teaching in a changing demographic society, post-pandemic life, societal changes brought about by technology, and the current political moment in education. Real challenges. Real choices. And very real consequences. That’s what today's classrooms are about. That's why Marleen Pugach's Because Teaching Matters, Third Edition depicts today's classrooms as they truly are, while highlighting the enormous impact teachers have on students' lives. The book is organized around five professional commitments— learning from multiple sources of knowledge, using the curriculum responsibly, practicing equity-minded teaching, meeting the needs of individual students in the context of the classroom and school community, and contributing actively to the profession. The third edition focuses on: Ideal for Foundations of Education and Introduction to Teaching courses designed to provide preservice teachers with an overview of the profession, Because Teaching Matters, Third Edition tells the story of today's complex classrooms. It also drives home that, though the decision to teach is a serious one, it is one that can be extremely rewarding.
CHAPTER 1 Teaching: A Career That Makes a Difference 1 COMMITMENT #1 LEARNING FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE THROUGHOUT YOUR CAREER 17 CHAPTER 2 Putting What You Already Know about Teaching into Perspective 19 CHAPTER 3 Learning to Teach: What Does It Mean? 61 CHAPTER 4 Learning from the History and Philosophy of Education 107 COMMITMENT #2 USING THE CURRICULUM RESPONSIBLY 141 CHAPTER 5 Deciding What to Teach 143 CHAPTER 6 More Than "What Is Taught": School as a Social Institution 185 COMMITMENT #3 PRACTICING EQUITY-MINDED TEACHING 233 CHAPTER 7 Teaching in a Changing World 237 CHAPTER 8 Teaching Students Who Have Disabilities 281 COMMITMENT #4 MEETING THE NEEDS OF INDIVIDUAL STUDENTS IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CLASSROOM AND SCHOOL COMMUNITY 323 CHAPTER 9 Organizing School and Classroom Communities for Student Engagement 325 CHAPTER 10 How Governing and Financing Schools Influence Teachers' Work 361 COMMITMENT #5 CONTRIBUTING ACTIVELY TO THE PROFESSION 409 CHAPTER 11 Ethical and Legal Issues in the Work of Teaching 411 CHAPTER 12 Becoming a Teacher: New Visions and Next Steps 453
Subject Areas: Education [JN]
