Teaching with Conscience in an Imperfect World: An Invitation
About this ebook
Book Features:
Designed to promote meaningful discussions in teacher education courses. Addresses the problems with our current education system and how they came to be. Advocates, with illustrations, for schooling that promotes critical thinking and engaged learning. Critiques school reform efforts, such as high-stakes testing, curriculum standardization, and dated performance metrics. Urges teachers to see students as full and equal human beings with agency and capacity.“Bill Ayers invites you to imagine teaching in ways that make a difference; ways that brings smiles and successful learning to students and joyous fulfillment to teachers.”
—Carl Grant, University of Wisconsin–Madison
“Bill Ayers reveals the questions educators of conscience ask themselves in their quiet time.”
—David Stovall, University of Illinois at Chicago
“This book is for every classroom teacher who is challenged by what they fear is a dark time for public schools in America.”
—Fred Klonsky, education blogger
“I could not put this book down, eager to accompany a journey sparked by questions that both unravel and recenter. . . . Accept the invitation to imagine, embrace the contradiction that is education for democracy, and find yourself building what we were never schooled to build.”
—Kevin Kumashiro, author
“A timely read that lifted my spirits for the work to be done. Thanks. . . . I needed this book.”
—Deborah Meier, teacher, principal, writer, and advocate, recipient of MacArthur “Genius” Award
“Ayers invites those of us committed to educational justice to join him with fresh eyes, open hearts, and creative spirits.”
—Bree Picower, associate professor, Montclair State University
“This captivating text takes the reader on an emancipatory journey toward a brighter educational future replete with hope and multiple, redemptive possibilities.”
—Angela Valenzuela, University of Texas at Austin
William Ayers is Distinguished Professor of Education and Senior University Scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago (retired), education activist, and bestselling author.
