In six topical lectures, Richardson pays tribute to teachers' courage, commitment, imagination and energy, and defends them against the ill-informed and unfair attacks they have suffered from successive governments since 1988. He re-affirms concepts of teacher as artist and maker of history, of education for equality and social justice and of classroom as minature community. The text is a collection of contemporary lectures given at national or local conferences. Much use is made of story, imagery and metaphor, satire and ...
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In six topical lectures, Richardson pays tribute to teachers' courage, commitment, imagination and energy, and defends them against the ill-informed and unfair attacks they have suffered from successive governments since 1988. He re-affirms concepts of teacher as artist and maker of history, of education for equality and social justice and of classroom as minature community. The text is a collection of contemporary lectures given at national or local conferences. Much use is made of story, imagery and metaphor, satire and jokes and quotations from fiction and poetry. The six texts are about the craft and art of the lecture - a script to be interpreted, performed and enacted, not merely delivered - and about education at its most inspirational.
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Add this copy of In Praise of Teachers: Identity, Equality and Education to cart. $46.99, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Trentham Books.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. Clean from markings. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 250grams, ISBN: 9781858562759.