Teaching & Education
Teaching & Education
复制标题
教学
DOI:
10.1525/abt.2014.76.9.11b
复制
发表时间:
2014
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Elizabeth Cowles
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Elizabeth Cowles
Soul of a Teacher. By Whitey Hitchcock. 2012. Sapyent Publications, Oak Ridge, TN. (ISBN 978-0988289802). 197 pp. Paperback. $21.95. Teaching is one of the most difficult professions. We struggle to help students of varied abilities and to satisfy administrators, parents, and the general public. We often ignore our own personal and spiritual growth while coping with unrelenting demands on our energy and time. Whitey Hitchcock has documented his personal journey in Soul of a Teacher, from the college lecture hall to the high school classroom. His reflections are interspersed with student letters, giving his treatise a broad perspective. The second chapter, “Books,” discusses a topic near and dear to my heart – one can never read enough books. Books provide us with new perspectives and help us reconsider old ones. The other chapters, ranging from “Touching Souls” to “Cadavers and Carcasses” to “Myths and Reality,” add insight into his views on teaching. I can imagine the author saying, “Just because I have always done it this way is not an excuse for complacency.” Old dogs and all educators can learn new tricks! What were the “take-home lessons” from Soul of a Teacher? First, roadblocks should not impede personal growth; find ways to go over or around them. Do not give up, and be creative. Secondly, respect your students and foster their learning: be creative in your approaches and