Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
1. On the Beginning of Ends and the Ends of Beginnings 2. Why Read the Book? 3. On the Asking of Questions 4. Saint Joan in the Classroom 5. The Last Lesson 6. Cabins, Pequods, and Classrooms 7. After-Words (by William F. Pinar)
Synopsis
What goes on in a classroom? can mean "Are teachers imparting knowledge that will raise test scores?" or it can mean much more. In this series of essays, Block addresses the nature of the classroom as a place for encounter and engagements: with curriculum materials and books, between teachers and students, and with the self.