Full Description
In this sequel to his internationally acclaimed classic, The Call to Teach, David Hansen revisits the idea of teaching as a calling in light of contemporary expectations in education. Reimagining The Call to Teach brings to life an ethical approach to teaching that is informed by an understanding of teaching's great purpose: to help the next generation forge a spirit of mutual care and concern while supporting each student's distinctive way of being in the world. Hansen juxtaposes testimony from public school educators with ideas and examples drawn from philosophy, teacher education, research on teaching, literature, and other arts. He demonstrates that, despite pressing structural challenges in the educational system, teachers can bring their calling to life by supporting one another and by engaging in philosophical inquiry and self-cultivation. Rendered with Hansen's customary eloquence, this dynamic book will be of interest to all who care about the dignity of teachers and teaching in our time. Book Features:
Provides a fresh and inspiring account of teaching as a calling.
Draws creatively on a wide-range of sources, including extensive testimony from teachers.
Focuses on an ethical approach to working with teachers called "bearing witness."
Highlights the important place of philosophy in being a teacher and a teacher educator.
Uses an accessible and engaging style with rich examples throughout.
Contents
Contents (Tentative)
Acknowledgments
Preface
1. Contours of the Call to Teach
The Shape and Form of Vocation
Purpose, Function, and Tradition in Teaching
A Brief Look Back
2. The Call to Teach and the Practice of Teaching
Origins of the Inquiry into the Call to Teach
Passion Revisited and Truth in Teaching
Teaching is 'Being With'
Questioning and Reflection in Service of Being With
3. Philosophy, Theory and Wisdom in Teaching
The Teacher's Relation with Theory
Philosophy and Wisdom in Teaching
The Metaphorical and Poetic Language of Vocation
The Person Project
Concluding Note
4. Bearing Witness to Teaching and Teachers
Perception and Bearing Witness
Purpose and Trajectory in Witnessing
From Resonant Particulars to Dignity in Teaching
Having a Witness in Your Classroom: Earl's Testimony
A Note of Anticipation
5. Teachers' Testimonials and the Call to Teach
On the Sense of Vocation
Attunement and Being With
Challenges to the Practice's Vitality
The Person in Education
Afterthought: Passion and Tradition in Teaching
6. The Call to the Ethical Practice of Teaching
Dimensions of the Ethical Practice of Teaching
The Call to Teach and Teacher Education
Bearing Witness in Teacher Education and Teacher Assessment
Postlude
Notes
References
Index
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