Composing a Teaching Life

by Ruth Vinz

In efforts to reform English education, little attention is given to English teachers' conceptual understanding of their work; the focus instead is on their actions and whether or not those actions lead to effective instruction. With Composing a Teaching Life , Ruth Vinz digs deeper. She refines her ways of remembering and telling and in the process brings meaning to her own twenty-nine years of teaching. She also presents the perspectives of other...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086709379X
• ISBN13: 9780867093797
• Release Date: February 1996
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12