Table of Contents

PREFACE

PART I INTRODUCTION 1

CHAPTER 1
Public Schools and the Work of Teachers

PART II TAKING THE LONG WAY

CHAPTER 2
The Accidental Teacher
Jennifer Welborn

CHAPTER 3
I’m Not Sure I Want to Be a Teacher
Judith Kauffman Baker

CHAPTER 4
Who Invited That Guy?
Bob Amses

CHAPTER 5
On Re-Becoming a Teacher
Laila M. Di Silvio

CHAPTER 6
Waiting Tables and Juggling Motherhood: Taking the Road Less Traveled
Patty Bode

PART III TO MAKE SENSE OF THE WORLD

CHAPTER 7
Looking Back in Wonder
Sandra Jenoure

CHAPTER 8
Teaching to Affirm
Stephen Gordon

CHAPTER 9
Teaching Through Light and Darkness
Katina Papson

CHAPTER 10
Teaching as a Spiritual Journey
Ambrizeth Lima

CHAPTER 11
Being on a Moving Train
Ayla Gavins

CHAPTER 12
Teaching Outside the Lines
Elaine Stinson

PART IV TO HELP STUDENTS NAME AND CLAIM THE WORLD

CHAPTER 13
Teaching for Empowerment, Love, and Mentorship
Kristen French

CHAPTER 14
The Colors and Strands of Teaching
Melinda Pellerin-Duck

CHAPTER 15
Opening Their Eyes to a New and Bigger World
Yahaira Marquez

CHAPTER 16
Teaching to Engage
Beth Wohlleb Adel

CHAPTER 17
Teaching Means Taking Risks
Nina Tepper

CHAPTER 18
Always Another Beginning
Seth Peterson

PART V TO BECOME MORE FULLY HUMAN

CHAPTER 19
Saving the World One Child at a Time
Mary Ginley

CHAPTER 20
Confessions of an Underperforming Teacher
Bill Dunn

CHAPTER 21
Becoming a Life-Toucher
Kerri Warfield

CHAPTER 22
“…We Shall Have to Begin With the Children”
Mary Cowhey

PART VI CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 23
Qualities of Caring and Committed Teachers

Notes
References
Index