false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177190531m/686257.jpg 199800 2 This is a sort of <I>Man's Search for Meaning</I> for educators. Why teach when America's educational system is in shambles and the students would rather scribble graffiti than learn how to write persuasive essays? Kohl, author of more than 40 books (including the classic chronicle of inner-city schools, <I>36 Children</I>), offers provocative reasons in this retrospective of his decades as an innovative teacher of all grades, from kindergarten to college-level. <P> Kohl doesn't sugarcoat his career; he acknowledges his missteps. But he focuses on the core of his teaching style: he triumphantly looks to his students for inspiration. Kohl also forms his curriculums <I>with</I> his students, not for them: he included street theater and poetry writing in an alternative storefront classroom in Berkeley, California, in the 1960s, and convinced an elementary school to serve in its cafeteria the produce grown in a student-cultivated garden. Although his students were disrupted by the Vietnam War, by poverty, and by the civil rights movement, he formed lasting bonds with them--some children whom he taught in kindergarten reappear in his college lecture halls. This is a book for both freshly certified teachers and veterans, as Kohl reassuringly illustrates that through the faith and creativity of teachers, the spirit and love of learning will emerge in students. 193287 1998 The Discipline of Hope: Learning from a Lifetime of Teaching total:13|5:3|4:8|3:2| 13 53 30 5 5 0 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 19:49:26 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 19:53:48 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:29:29 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:30:36 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 08 08:57:45 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 09:00:28 -0800 2007 I want his address so we can correspond!]]> 0 0 false false Fri Nov 09 17:34:06 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 09 17:35:17 -0800 2007 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 16 19:52:03 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 19:52:25 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Aug 08 08:26:55 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 08:26:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 20 03:01:37 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 03:01:37 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sun Jul 19 10:02:30 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 10:02:30 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 13 23:18:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 23:18:03 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 03 23:39:55 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 23:39:55 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Mar 23 19:05:51 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 19:05:51 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Dec 31 13:46:39 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 13:46:40 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Nov 18 10:52:54 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 10:52:54 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 14 11:12:39 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 11:12:39 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Oct 08 17:28:48 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 08 17:28:48 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Aug 25 14:05:18 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 14:05:18 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Tue Dec 30 09:54:59 -0800 2008 Sun Aug 17 20:10:25 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 30 09:54:59 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Aug 11 16:03:16 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 16:03:16 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 01 07:41:49 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 01 07:42:02 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Jul 01 10:53:12 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 01 10:53:12 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=686257