Because Teaching Matters

By Marleen C. Pugach

Book Overview

The concept of making choices as a teacher and taking responsibility for the consequences of those choices is a central theme of this book. It is organized around five professional commitments that, taken together, are essential if teaching is going to make a difference in the lives of students. This innovative organizing structure uses the five commitments to help readers think in a more informed way about issues that affect their initial concerns when making the decision to teach as well as their professional development as teachers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471068187
• ISBN13: 9780471068181
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Length: 445 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.1"