Teaching and Its Predicaments

by David K. Cohen

Book Overview

Ever since Socrates, teaching has been a difficult and even dangerous profession. Why is good teaching such hard work?

In this provocative, witty, and sometimes rueful book, David K. Cohen writes about the predicaments that teachers face. Like therapists, social workers, and pastors, teachers embark on a mission of human improvement. They aim to deepen knowledge, broaden understanding, sharpen skills, and change behavior. One predicament...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674051106
• ISBN13: 9780674051102
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"