Fiction, Creative Writing & Composition 

''This is an important book for all teachers to read beginners and experienced, as it confronts all of us as teachers to pay attention to the social and political contexts within which we work and consider what we often ignore--our students' lives outside of school.''--From the Foreword by Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar at Stanford University''Writing and Teaching to Change the World is an important book that inspires teacher educators and classroom teachers. Each teacher's story, written in engaging prose, demonstrates the emotional fulfillment gained by reaching across the cultural divides with vulnerable children and families. Kudos to Stephanie Jones and her colleagues for making moral sense of the day-to-day craft of education.''Carl Glickman, educator and author of The Trembling Field: Stories of Wonder, Possibilities, and Downright CrazinessPerfect for use in teacher preparation courses and professional learning groups, this book shows what critical pedagogy looks like and identifies the conditions needed for it to emerge in the K 12 classroom. Focusing on and documenting their experiences with one of their most disenfranchised students, these teachers analyze and rethink what they do in the classroom and why they do it. In so doing, each comes to re-imagine who they are as teachers and as individuals. This engaging collection illuminates writing as a powerful tool for thinking deeply about how and why teachers respond to a student in particular ways.Book Features:* Prompts at the end of each chapter to support teacher-writer groups, along with a suggested writing exercise.* An appendix by Bob Fecho about the Oral Inquiry Process.* Consideration of teachers' experiences within standards, tracking practices, and teacher evaluation. - from Amzon