To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher | 
 enlarge | Author: William Ayers
Creator: Gloria Ladson-billings
Publisher: Teachers College Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 10820
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2 Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 151
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.4
ISBN: 0807739855
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.102
EAN: 9780807739853
ASIN: 0807739855
Publication Date: March 2001
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The story of one teacher's odyssey into the ethical and intellectual heart of teaching, and at the same time an invitation to teachers to more thoughtfully and carefully map their own pathways. In conceptual and practical ways, To Teach narrates an essential journey all teachers must take if, at the end of their own Yellow Brick Roads, they are to achieve the basics: a heart, a brain, the nerve, and a home.
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 Inspiration for Vets and Newbies December 26, 2008
I picked up this book because when Mr. Ayers was being called a "known terrorist" during the presidential campaign, I wanted to see if all the fuss was justified, or merely trumped up by the opposing team. When I found out he was an educator like myself, I had to dig deeper. Reading this book makes whatever he did 40 years ago seem irrelevant (especially in light of the passions of the times) compared to the dedicated, compassionate teacher he has been for most of his life. This book reminded me over and over again of the reasons I became a teacher in the first place, and renewed my commitment to always place the nurturing of growing intellects and emotions before the increasingly dehumanizing requirements of federal, state, and district guidelines that squeeze the spirit out of energetic and creative teachers and students. It should be required reading for aspiring and beginning teachers, and for those of us with more experience, I recommend it as a much needed shot in the arm to keep us teaching with the same hope and vitality with which we all stepped off into this honorable profession.
A very challenging book August 13, 2005
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I really appreciated this book. Ayers is very passionate about a teacher's responsibility to help their students become complete human beings. Reading this book, and Grant Wiggins Understanding by Design, in a graduate class renewed my passion for teaching, which is really a passion for learning. Education should be about the big questions of life, not just the details and basic skills that are tested and required by the state and federal government.
Ayers is committed to developing whole and complete human beings, not automatons.
My only issue is with his emphasis on social justice as the focus of education. While I agree that a concern for social justice will emerge in people who think for themselves, it seems as if his recommendations force this concern on kids a little too heavyhandedly. If we are to be independent, complete people, then naturally what concerns us will not always be the same. Nevertheless, his emphasis is better than many who want us to just teach kids to read words and add and subtract, but don't really care if they can think for themselves.
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This July 1, 2004
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is one that each and every teacher should read. It is valuable not only because of the content (which is exceptional), it is also very easy to read. I would recommend this book to any teacher.
 To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher July 1, 2004
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
The author does an excellent job of explaining "how to" methods of teaching. Explaining how to build relationships and raise standards through methods beyond testing. Any perspective or current teacher looking for ways to reach their students by bridging the gap between the role of teacher and student should read this book.
Enlightenment June 30, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I would recommmend this book to all future and current educators. It enlightens the reader with both knowledge and compassion. The author goes deep into the heart of education and gives examples that are actually useful in the classroom. This book has also earned a spot of my personal "good education" book list because it was written by a teacher who knows the system, the students, and the career.
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