Teaching in America (2nd Edition)

Teaching in America, Second Edition was written to meet preservice teachers' desire for an active learning text that presents current ideas about teaching in America today along with the underpinning foundations of education. In keeping with this theme of active learning, Teaching in America is designed to be a "working text." The readers reflect and respond on the page to issues raised in the chapter, thereby actively constructing knowledge and ideas about teaching. Within the narrative of each chapter, readers have an average of ten opportunities to interact directly with the text through reflection and writing. This approach enables future teachers to make the transition from thinking about being a teacher to identifying with the profession as an active, confident participant. The goal of Teaching in America is to build in the reader a firm knowledge of education as an institution and as a career, a knowledge of teaching competencies, and a knowledge of issues in education. No other text does this in such an engaging and understandable fashion.