Education Professional Development
The Spirit of Teaching Excellence
- Publisher
- Brush Education
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1995
- Category
- Professional Development, Philosophy & Social Aspects
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550591200
- Publish Date
- Jan 1995
- List Price
- $17.95
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Description
What task might a society undertake dearer to it than the cultivation of its teachers? And when it nurtures them, what should it seek but excellence, what should it transmit but the highest f its ideals, and what should it evoke but the richest expressions of its wisdom and love?
As David C. Jones surveyed young teachers in preparation after nearly thirty years as an educator, he felt that many of them would benefit by hearing from those who have advanced in the field, who have seen meaning in life and who have embraced life purposefully, wholeheartedly and affectionately.
So what is a master teacher after? A heightened awareness of self and of the motives, virtues, and actions which fulfill it. Then a deepened recognition that love fulfills it, or more specifically, unconditional love. This long-awaited book begins and ends with ideals. In the middle is the interplay between hoping and doing as experienced by eleven outstanding mentors. Few stories of the search for teaching excellence are as compelling and insightful.
About the author
David C. Jones is a professor in the Faculty of Education at the University of Calgary. He has written or edited over twenty-five books, including the award-winning Empire of Dust.
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