{"product_id":"to-teach-the-journey-of-a-teacher","title":"To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher","description":"To Teach is the now-classic story of one teachers odyssey into the ethical and intellectual heart of teaching. For almost two decades  it has inspired teachers across the country to follow their own paths  face their own challenges  and become the teachers they long to be. Since the second edition  there have been dramatic shifts to the educational landscape: the rise and fall of NCLB  major federal intervention in education  the Seattle and Louisville Supreme Court decisions  the unprecedented involvement of philanthropic organizations and big city mayors in school reform  the financial crisis  and much more. This new third edition is essential reading amidst todays public policy debates and school reform initiatives that stress the importance of good teaching. To help bring this popular story to a new generation of teachers  Teachers College Press is publishing an exciting companion volume  To Teach: The Journey  in Comics. In this graphic novel  Ayers and talented young artist Ryan Alexander-Tanner bring the celebrated memoir to life. The third edition of To Teach  paired with the new graphic novel  offers a unique teaching and learning experience that broadens and deepens our understanding of what teaching can be. Together  these resources will capture the imaginations of pre- and in-service teachers who are ready to follow their own Yellow Brick Roads. The third edition of To Teach offers todays teachers: Inspiration to help them reconnect with their highest aspirations and hopes. A practical guide to teaching as a moral practice. An antidote to teaching as a linear  connect-the-dots enterprise. A study guide that is available online at www.tcpress.com. Praise for the Second Edition! \"An imaginative  elegant  and inspiring bookessential reading for anyone who believes that teachers can change lives.\" Michle Foster  Claremont Graduate University  To Teach is one of the few books about teaching that does not disappoint. From the Foreword by Gloria Ladson-Billings  University of Wisconsin-Madison William Ayers creates a wise and beautiful account of what teaching is and might be.He leaves us with fresh awareness of what the teaching project signifies. He provokes us  each in our own fashion  to move further in our own quests. Maxine Greene  Teachers College  Columbia University No one since John Holt has written so thoughtfully about the things that actually happen in the classroom. Ayers has been there and he knows  and he shares what he has learned with tremendous sensitivity. The book  Im sure  will be required reading in every school in the nation. Jonathan Kozol Bill Ayers speaks as teacher  parent  and student: as compassionate observer and passionate advocate of his three sons and of all of our children. What is unique is the way in which the personal and professional merge seamlessly. . . . Ayers is a wonderful story teller. Herbert Kohl Ayers riveting description of his unfolding journey as a teacher will be a helpful guide to teachers at all stages of their careers. Teaching Education","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44910380449845,"sku":"ByrdShop_0807750638","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0807750638_d072c1fb-344a-4463-9e79-ffc6619f6967.jpg?v=1770664239","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/to-teach-the-journey-of-a-teacher","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}