The Courage to Teach, 10th Anniversar..., Parker J. Palmer
The Courage to Teach, 10th Anniversar..., Parker J. Palmer
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The Courage to Teach, 10th Anniversary Edition
Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teachers Life

Author: Parker J. Palmer

Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki; directed by Judy Young

Unabridged: 8 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/24/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Education

Synopsis

This book builds on a simple premise: good teaching cannot be reduced to technique but is rooted in the identity and integrity of the teacher. Good teaching takes myriad forms but good teachers share one trait: they are authentically present in the classroom, in community with their students and their subject. They possess "a capacity for connectedness" and are able to weave a complex web of connections between themselves, their subjects, and their students, helping their students weave a world for themselves. Connections made by good teachers are held not in their methods but in their heartsthe place where intellect, emotion, spirit, and will converge in the human self.

About Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer, whose books have sold more than two million copies, holds a PhD in sociology from the University of California at Berkeley and thirteen honorary doctorates. Palmer is a recipient of the William Rainey Harper Award, previously given to Margaret Mead, Paulo Freire, and Elie Wiesel. He is founder and senior partner of the Center for Courage & Renewal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kendel

I think the genius of this book was just lost on me. I really resonated with the beginning that talked about the "teacher within" and the "unique subjectivity" that each person can bring to the profession. I certainly feel like I have a unique perspective, and that my viewpoints and even personality......more

Goodreads review by Laurel

The one complaint I have, even though this is a book I keep near me all school year, is that it's a little bit too "self-helpy/new-agey/mystical". But, that aside, it's helped me to be a more confidant teacher. Palmer talks about how teaching is a profession where you HAVE to be yourself or you won'......more

Goodreads review by Cappy

This book teaches teachers how to teach like the teachers they already are. "The personal can never be divorced from the professional. 'We teach who we are' in times of darkness as well as light." (pg. xi) Consider a teacher's "heart-deep commitment that keeps them coming back to the classroom - their......more

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