The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher’s Life

by Parker J. Palmer

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons

, 2017

Overview

For many years, Parker Palmer has worked on behalf of teachers and others who choose their 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 benefited from his approach in THE COURAGE TO TEACH, which takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with themselves, their students, their colleagues, and their vocations, and reclaiming their passion for one of the most challenging and important of human endeavors.

This book 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, in community with their students and their subject. They possess “a capacity for connectedness” and are able to weave a complex web of connections between themselves, their subjects, and their students, helping their students weave a world for themselves. The connections made by good teachers are held not in their methods but in their hearts — the place where intellect, emotion, spirit, and will converge in the human self — supported by the community that emerges among us when we choose to live authentic lives.

Key Features

• Takes teachers on an inner journey toward reconnecting with themselves.
• Builds on a simple premise: good teaching cannot be reduced to technique.
• Gives community with their students and their subject.

Product Details

• Title: The Courage to Teach: Exploring the Inner Landscape of a Teacher's Life
• Author: Parker J. Palmer
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Print Publication Date: 2017
• Logos Release Date: 2024
• Pages: 272
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Teachers; Teaching; Learning; Religion › Christian Education--General
• ISBNs: 9780470580707, 0470580704
• Resource ID: LLS:CRGTCHXPTCHRSLF
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-02-23T17:39:44Z

About Parker J. Palmer

Parker J. Palmer is a highlyrespected writer, lecturer, teacher, and activist. He is founder and Senior Partner of the Center for Courage & 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 Let Your Life Speak, A Hidden Wholeness, Healing the Heart of Democracy, and The Heart of Higher Education, 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.