{"product_id":"stories-of-the-courage-to-teach-honoring-the-teachers-heart-paperback-softback-9780787996840","title":"Stories of the Courage to Teach; Honoring the Teacher's Heart (Paperback \/ softback) 9780787996840","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eStories of the Courage to Teach\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHonoring the Teacher's Heart\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“It’s the worst-kept secret in education: the passionate and talented teacher makes more of a difference than any school policy. Yet for all the ink spilled over school reform, little gets written about what makes a great teacher tick. \u003ci\u003eStories of the Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e . . . . [Intrator] bucks this trend by looking into the hearts of twenty-five effective teachers, knitting together their first-person narratives with his own ideas about great teaching.”--\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“The teachers featured in this anthology have all, at various junctures, been on the verge of exhaustion, and the book is, in many ways, a sustained meditation on how they’ve sought to regain their emotional and spiritual strength.”--\u003ci\u003eTeacher Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eStories of the Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e . . .   honors teachers who struggle to rekindle their passion for teaching.”--\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“A heartwarming collection of essays about the doubts, passions, insecurities, and life-changing moments of teachers.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--\u003ci\u003eAmerican School Board Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eOur history books are filled with examples of the efforts of committed education employees who helped to make this country what it is today. \u003ci\u003eStories of the Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e challenges today's teachers to see themselves not only as school employees, dedicated to serving children, but as leaders in their schools and communities.”--Bob Chase, president, National Education Association\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“This outstanding and highly inspiring book offers cool, clear, and nourishing water from the wellspring of the heart, where all teaching originates, and will serve as both a reminder and guide for teachers at all levels to return over and over to the source and nourish what is deepest and best in themselves as they nourish what is deepest and best in their students and their schools.”--Jon Kabat-Zinn, professor of medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School; author, \u003ci\u003eWherever You Go, There You Are,\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor,   \u003ci\u003eEveryday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSam M. Intrator (Author), Parker J. Palmer (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780787996840, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 December 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.2 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm, 0.469 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWISE STORIES TO HONOR AND ENCOURAGE THE HEARTS OF TEACHERS\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"A heartwarming collection of essays about the doubts, passions, insecurities, and life-changing moments of teachers.\"\u003cbr\u003e -American School Board Journal\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Our history books are filled with examples of the efforts of committed education employees who helped to make this country what it is today. Stories of the Courage to Teach challenges today's teachers to see themselves not only as school employees, dedicated to serving children, but as leaders in their schools and communities.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Bob Chase, president, National Education Association\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It's the worst-kept secret in education: the passionate and talented teacher makes more of a difference than any school policy. Yet for all the ink spilled over school reform, little gets written about what makes a great teacher tick. Stories of the Courage to Teach . . . [by Sam Intrator] bucks this trend by looking into the hearts of twenty-five effective teachers, knitting together their first-person narratives with his own ideas about great teaching.\"\u003cbr\u003e -New York Times\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The teachers featured in this anthology have all, at various junctures, been on the verge of exhaustion, and the book is, in many ways, a sustained meditation on how they've sought to regain their emotional and spiritual strength.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Teacher Magazine\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Stories of the Courage to Teach . . . honors teachers who struggle to rekindle their passion for teaching.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eGratitudes xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword: Listening to Teachers xvii\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParker J. Palmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Honoring the Teacher’s Heart xxv\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSam M. Intrator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI Turning Inward: Sustaining Our Own Hearts 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpeaking from the Heart 6\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmy Symons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis Is Where Teaching Gets Real 12\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJim Burke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Had Become an Ordinary Job 18\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn Rockne\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Experiment with Truth: One Teacher’s Path 28\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLeslie Young\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDoing Small Things with Great Love 34\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Alice Scott\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDespair and Love in Teaching 42\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaniel P. Liston\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSam Scheer: Coming to Terms with a Lifetime of Teaching 54\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRosetta Marantz Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdult Conversations About Unasked Questions: Teaching for Educational Justice 64\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSonia Nieto and Stephen Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII Reaching Out: Forging Relationships That Sustain Our Hearts 79\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Meaning of Life Assignment 84\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert Kunzman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReclaiming Identity: Sharing a Teacher’s Truth 94\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKirstin Tonningsen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf Aliens and Space 100\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eElizabeth Keats Flores\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou’re the One I Expected to Meet 108\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMary Rose O’Reilley \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArriving Where I Started: Rediscovering the Newness 116\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSusan Etheredge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeeling, Thinking, and Acting for Change 126\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCatalina Rios\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding the Courage to Be Seventeen in Forty-Four-Year-Old Skin 132\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLori Fulton\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdversity as Ally 140\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRachael Kessler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII Making Change: Reforms That Honor the Teacher’s Heart 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo Sweet It Made Me Jingled: Offering My Own Truth Within the System 158\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eClayton Stromberger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Risk of Teaching and Learning Differently 178\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eKatherine Kennedy \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLift Every Voice 192\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChip Wood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTeaching Excellence and the Inner Life of a Faculty 202\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRobert G. 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Powell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToward a Leadership of Peace for the Twenty-First-Century Academy 268\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDiana Chapman Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV Rejuvenating Heart: The Courage to Teach Program 279\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCourage to Teach: A Retreat Program of Personal and Professional Renewal for Educators 282\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarcy Jackson and Rick Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: What I Heard Them Say 309\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParker J. 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