On Teaching

by Herbert R. Kohl

Book Overview

Herbert Kohl is one of America's most thoughtful and best-known writers on education. In On Teaching he explores the reasons people choose to teach in elementary and secondary schools. He describes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805208011
• ISBN13: 9780805208016
• Release Date: March 1986
• Publisher: Schocken Books Inc
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful for those considering a teaching career.

This book is wonderful for those considering a teaching career, new teachers, or anyone who wants to understand the profession. Especially worthwhile is the "Craft Of Teaching" chapter where Kohl shows how to integrate a curriculum: break down a topic like Circus into subsets like Animals, Art, Parades, etc.