Teaching Stories: An Anthology on the Power of Learning and Literature (Modern Library Paperbacks) [Paperback]

Robert Coles (Author)

Book Description

Series: Modern Library Paperbacks | Publication Date: August 31, 2004

In this remarkable anthology, some of the world’s greatest writers provide a master class on the transformative power of learning and literature. Culled from a course developed by Pulitzer Prize—winning author Robert Coles for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teaching Stories is an invaluable collection in which novelists, essayists, and poets “render school life in all its complexity and variety.”

Featuring writings by James Agee • Julia Alvarez • Charles Baxter • Raymond Carver • John Cheever • Anton Chekhov • Erik H. Erikson • Anna Freud • Thomas Hardy • Toni Morrison • Howard Nemerov • Flannery O’Connor • Tillie Olsen • Leo Tolstoy • Tobias Wolff • Richard Yates

Ideal for educators and students of all ages, Teaching Stories will inspire anyone who loves great writing.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Coles, renowned psychiatrist and author of Children of Crisis (1967) and The Spiritual Life of Children (1990), offers a collection of stories examining the interplay between teachers and students and the everyday drama, tensions, and joys of classrooms and learning. Divided into sections on challenges, observations, class and race, and personal experiences, the stories, excerpts, and essays offer a broad range of teaching and learning experiences, reaching beyond the pedantry of classroom lessons to the more poignant social and psychological interactions between people that leave lasting impressions. The collection brings together writings that are famous in their own right to explore the complexities of learning from a variety of social angles. Among the writers are James Agee, Julia Alvarez, John Cheever, Anton Chekhov, Flannery O'Conner, Thomas Hardy, Toni Morrison, Leo Tolstoy, and Coles. The afterword includes commentary by Erik H. Erikson and Anna Freud. This is a thoroughly enjoyable collection that offers readers a literary perspective on learning. Vanessa Bush
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In this remarkable anthology, some of the world's greatest writers provide a master class on the transformative power of learning and literature. Culled from a course developed by Pulitzer Prize—winning author Robert Coles for the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Teaching Stories is an invaluable collection in which novelists, essayists, and poets "render school life in all its complexity and variety."

Featuring writings by James Agee • Julia Alvarez • Charles Baxter • Raymond Carver • John Cheever • Anton Chekhov • Erik H. Erikson • Anna Freud • Thomas Hardy • Toni Morrison • Howard Nemerov • Flannery O'Connor • Tillie Olsen • Leo Tolstoy • Tobias Wolff • Richard Yates

Ideal for educators and students of all ages, Teaching Stories will inspire anyone who loves great writing.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Modern Library; 2004 Modern Library Pbk. Ed edition (August 31, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812971698
• ISBN-13: 978-0812971699
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #142,193 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)