Because Teaching Matters

Real Challenges. Real Choices. Real challenges. Real choices. And very real consequences. That's what today's classrooms are about. And that's why Marleen Pugach's "Because Teaching Matters" is all about depicting today's classrooms as they truly are, while highlighting the enormous impact teachers have on students' lives. Organized around five professional commitments--learning from multiple sources of knowledge, using the curriculum responsibly, embracing diversity, meeting the needs of individual students, and contributing actively to the profession--"Because Teaching Matters" tells the real story of today's complex classrooms. But there's more. It also drives home that the decision to teach is a serious one, with far-reaching consequences for teachers and students alike. Current research, practical discussions, and authentic cases capture the breadth and depth of the modern teaching experience, while a warm, engaging writing style makes the text a pleasure to read. Ideal for Foundations of Education and Introduction to Teaching courses designed to provide preservice teachers with an overview of the profession. Marleen C. Pugach is Professor of Teacher Education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. In 2005, she received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Also available from Wiley/Jossey-Bass Education A Good Teacher in Every Classroom: Preparing the Highly Qualified Teachers Our Children Deserve Linda Darling-Hammond & Joan Baratz-Snowden ISBN: 0-7879-7466-8, (c)2005Pugach, Marleen C. is the author of 'Because Teaching Matters ', published 2005 under ISBN 9780471068181 and ISBN 0471068187.