{"product_id":"the-courage-to-teach-isbn-9781119413042","title":"The Courage to Teach","description":"\u003cb\u003eWisdom that's been inspiring, motivating, and guiding teachers for two decades\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to the joys and pains that teachers of every sort know well. Over the last 20 years, the book has helped countless educators reignite their passion, redirect their practice, and deal with the many pressures that accompany their vital work. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnriched by a new Foreword from Diana Chapman Walsh, the book builds on a simple premise: good teaching can never be reduced to technique. Good teaching comes from the identity and integrity of the teacher, that core of self where intellect, emotion, and spirit converge—enabling 'live encounters' between teachers, students, and subjects that are the key to deep and lasting learning. Good teachers love learners, learning, and the teaching life in a way that builds trust with students and colleagues, animates their daily practice, and keeps them coming back tomorrow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReclaim your own vision and purpose against the threat of burn-out\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnderstand why good teaching cannot be reduced to technique alone\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplore and practice the relational traits that good teachers have in common\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how to forge learning connections with your students and \"teach across the gap\"\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether used for personal study, book club exploration, or professional development, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCourage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e is rich with time-honored wisdom, and contemporary clarity about the ancient arts of teaching and learning. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition ix\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiana Chapman Walsh\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForeword to the Tenth Anniversary Edition xvii\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eParker J. Palmer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGratitudes xxvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Teaching from Within 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eI The Heart of a Teacher: Identity and Integrity in Teaching 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII A Culture of Fear: Education and the Disconnected Life 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII The Hidden Wholeness: Paradox in Teaching and Learning 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV Knowing in Community: Joined by the Grace of Great Things 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV Teaching in Community: A Subject-Centered Education 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI Learning in Community: The Conversation of Colleagues 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVII Divided No More: Teaching from a Heart of Hope 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword: The New Professional: Education for Transformation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 215\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Author 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Center for Courage \u0026amp; Renewal 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Media 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePARKER J. PALMER\u003c\/b\u003e is a highlyrespected writer, lecturer, teacher, and activist. He is founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage \u0026amp; Renewal, which offers long-term retreat programs for people in the serving professions, including teachers, administrators, physicians, philanthropists, nonprofit leaders, and clergy. Author of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eLet Your Life Speak, A Hidden Wholeness, Healing the Heart of Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e, Palmer has been recognized with thirteen honorary doctorates and a number of national awards. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley and lives in Madison, Wisconsin.    \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A profoundly moving, utterly passionate, and inspired articulation of the call to, and the pain and joy of, teaching. It is must reading for any and every teacher, at any level.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eJon Kabat-Zinn,\u003c\/b\u003e author, \u003ci\u003eWherever You Go,  There You\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAre,\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor, \u003ci\u003eEveryday Blessings\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor forty years, Parker J. Palmer has worked on behalf of teachers and others who choose vocations for reasons of the heart, but may lose heart because of the troubled, sometimes toxic, systems in which they work. Hundreds of thousands of readers have benefitted from \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e, which takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with themselves, their students, and their colleagues, and toward reclaiming vocational passion.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e 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, deeply connected with their students and their subject. These connections are held in the teacher's heart—the place where intellect, emotion, and spirit converge in the human self. Good teachers weave a life-giving web between themselves, their subjects, and their students, helping their students learn how to weave a web for themselves.     \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF PARKER J. PALMER'S CLASSIC WORK\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the best education book I've read in a long time. Palmer provides a powerful  argument for the need to move from our over-reliance on technique toward a learning  environment that both honors and truly develops the deepest human capacities in children  and teachers. It's about time we remember that it's the person within the teacher that matters  most in education, and Palmer makes the case eloquently.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTeacher Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If teaching is just a chore, and you are content to just 'do chores,' this book is not for you.  You will be challenged to go beyond the minimum and pursue excellence. But rather than approaching teaching as something we just tolerate, Parker Palmer holds out the promise  of it being something we can celebrate.\"\u003cbr\u003e   —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcademy of Management Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Parker Palmer is a teacher's teacher, and it is when he writes as a teacher that this book is  a remarkably inspiring, almost religious companion for anyone who has taught or might  be thinking about teaching as a vocational journey for life.... This book can change your life  if you are a teacher.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligious Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Through a series of vignettes, Palmer encourages reflection, and strives to bolster readers'  initiative and confidence. \u003ci\u003eThe Courage to Teach\u003c\/i\u003e is an awakening, and a gentle, directive  touch that reaches out to teachers of all levels and ages.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChildhood Education\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To go on this journey with Parker Palmer into the uncharted territory of 'the self' in teaching  is not only to experience the joy of viewing teaching from a thrilling new perspective. It is  also to be in the presence of a great teacher who, by sharing himself so openly and honestly,  engages us in the very kind of teaching he so eloquently describes.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eRussell Edgerton,\u003c\/b\u003e former director of educational programs, Pew Charitable Trusts,  and past president, American Association for Higher Education\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990200238309,"sku":"NP9781119413042","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781119413042.jpg?v=1761786880","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-courage-to-teach-isbn-9781119413042","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}