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Conversations About Being a Teacher

Name: Conversations About Being a Teacher
Author: J. (James) Victor McGuire
ISBN: 9781412905985

by J. (James) Victor McGuire, Carolyn S. Duff

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Overview

Highly readable and engaging, this unique resource helps all educators fine-tune their expectations for the teaching profession.

Synopsis

McGuire (education, U. of Nevada, Las Vegas) calls his work a "nextbook" to describe its blending of a narrative structure with a didactic purpose. Each chapter is a conversation between the inexperienced and eager Tonya with the "irascible" Dr. Michaels about caring, commitment, observation, teambuilding and other topics central to the teaching profession. Every chapter concludes with conversation points that allow readers to continue these dialogues on their own. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

About the Author, J. (James) Victor McGuire

J. Victor McGuire, PhD, is a 25-year veteran of the education field. As an alumnus of the international Fulbright—Hayes Schol-arship organization, Dr. McGuire uses his global educational experience to inspire and motivate the next generation of teachers. Recently, he founded the National Associa-tion for Beginning Teachers (beginning teachers.org), which offers service and sup-port to preservice and beginning teachers. He has authored and published a variety of practitioner-based educa-tional books and is the editor of Inspire, a magazine for beginning teachers. Currently, Dr. McGuire is on the faculty in the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. If you are interested in having a conversation about teaching with Dr. McGuire, please visit www.teachingconversations.com.

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Editorials

Nel Noddings

"This is a beautiful book. It should be read by every beginning teacher, and it will lift the hearts of older teachers, too."

Thomas Giblin

"Provides a 21st century book that is a 'model' of what we would like education to be—a conversation and a journey. . . . It is well written, clever, engaging, entertaining, moving, and meaningful."

Sue Braun

"Short, to the point, and written in a new and entertaining format that lends itself to extended, in-depth discussions among professionals. . . . The dialogue format and reflective nature create a genuine and authentic foundation on which to discuss the complex art of teaching."

Karyn Wright

"An easy read, but very powerful in its 'conversation' style. . . . It will stimulate rich discussion among its readers."

Marta Cruz-Janzen

"Reading each chapter brought me back to why I chose this profession and why I must stay. . . . The book can easily be read in one sitting although I recommend using each chapter as topics for reflection and introspection. This is one of those books I plan to keep and reread each time the going gets tough."