Leila Christenbury is well known as a writer and researcher in English education. Her classic book Making the Journey, now in its third edition, has been a guide to countless middle and high school language arts teachers. In her new book, this veteran teacher and teacher educator reveals what did and more surprisingly did not happen when she returned to the high school classroom after a hiatus of many years. Exploring her experiences in light of current teacher preparation reform efforts, the author's compelling narrative is a continuation of her earlier work that will resonate with those concerned about the state of secondary education in the United States today.
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''Real guidance from an authentic instructor who has experience at all levels. ... Her voice is so true that on reading this book I feel as if we have had a conversation, a conversation that I would love to share with others. ...Refreshing insights, honest dialogue and clear recommendations made this book a keeper.'' --English Journal, Vol. 97, No. 5, May 2008
Critics of teacher education assert that those who teach teachers are out of touch with the realities of today's classrooms...These critics haven't met Leila Christenbury...All of us who believe that the heartbeat of democracy is synchronized to the heartbeats of our nation's public school teachers will benefit greatly from Leila's hard-won insights. --From the Foreword by Deborah Appleman, Carleton College
As I was reading Retracing the Journey, I kept nodding and saying, Yes, that's the way it is. That's what teachers face. Rarely do I read something that gets so to the heart of teaching. --Thomas Newkirk, University of New Hampshire
This compelling volume explores why best practice is not always enough. With a candor that may shock you, Christenbury examines students', parents', teachers', and administrators' competing beliefs about what matters most. This book is important reading for anyone in teacher education. --Carol Jago, Teacher, Santa Monica High School
This compelling volume explores why best practice is not always enough. With a candor that may shock you, Christenbury examines students', parents', teachers', and administrators' competing beliefs about what matters most. This book is important reading for anyone in teacher education. --Carol Jago, Teacher, Santa Monica High School
Critics of teacher education assert that those who teach teachers are out of touch with the realities of today's classrooms...These critics haven't met Leila Christenbury...All of us who believe that the heartbeat of democracy is synchronized to the heartbeats of our nation's public school teachers will benefit greatly from Leila's hard-won insights. --From the Foreword by Deborah Appleman, Carleton College
As I was reading Retracing the Journey, I kept nodding and saying, Yes, that's the way it is. That's what teachers face. Rarely do I read something that gets so to the heart of teaching. --Thomas Newkirk, University of New Hampshire
This compelling volume explores why best practice is not always enough. With a candor that may shock you, Christenbury examines students', parents', teachers', and administrators' competing beliefs about what matters most. This book is important reading for anyone in teacher education. --Carol Jago, Teacher, Santa Monica High School
This compelling volume explores why best practice is not always enough. With a candor that may shock you, Christenbury examines students', parents', teachers', and administrators' competing beliefs about what matters most. This book is important reading for anyone in teacher education. --Carol Jago, Teacher, Santa Monica High School
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Leila Christenbury, winner of the 2008 NCTE Distinguished Service Award, is a veteran high school English teacher and professor of English Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. She is former editor of English Journal and past president of the National Council of Teachers of English.
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Finally a book that tells the truth about teaching English. Christenbury, a writer and education professor with impeccable credentials, honestly records her not-so-triumphant return to high school teaching. Discouraged teachers will take heart at the story of a good educator whose best efforts, experience, and sound pedagogy collide with student apathy, an enabling district, and a feel-good culture. I finished this book with a thankful sigh of relief--somebody else understands.
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