Publication Date: June 7, 2011
A collection of columns previously
published in the Phi Kappa Phi Forum, focusing on Education and Academics. Topics
include: vignettes of students and teachers; a sample parent/teacher conference
and the players involved; a retrospective look at cyclical changes in the
classrooms of public schools; the necessity of parent and teacher involvement
in motivating responsible funding for education
July 22, 2011 By F. J. Mcmanus
As a parent,
teacher and adminirator, I found "Teaching" to be a thoughtful and
insightful reflection of issues that transcend teaching and learning. Each
article speaks to the social, emotional, and academic concerns facing students,
parents, and teachers.
Dec. 2011Jeffrey Penn
MY,
I was reading Diane
Ravitch's "The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How
Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education" concurrent with
"Teaching: Education and Academics at the turn of the century,"
alternating between the two and on a couple occasions, I forgot which I was
reading. That puts Palardy in very good company. Palardy is now retired and she
is reflecting on her career in education. Let's hope she continues to shed
light on an often misunderstood profession.
Aug. 2011 D.P.
Palardy uses common
experiences and dialogue to delve into topics ranging from education reform to
the usefulness of homework and the rank book. The development of each child
intellectually, socially and emotionally is a common thread.
Aug. 2013, Jean Probst
I just finished reading a book that I received for
swapping my book,
The Fifteen Houses, with another author at the New
England Authors
Expo 2013. As I read "Teaching" by Terry
Crawford Palardy, I found it
feeding my soul with even more questions that may weigh
on the minds
of teachers each new school year as their students filter
into their
classrooms. It made me think back on my education and
...the many
different schools I attended that provided me with the
variety of
teachers who tried to instill in me a desire to want to
learn. Feeling
the weight of the world on my shoulders in my younger
days, I wonder
how much of the burden I carried may have been relieved
if one of
these "teachers" had showered me with even one
ounce of encouragement
as we faced each
other on the first day of school or any day of the
school year for
that matter. Students come from many different
backgrounds, cultures and social/financial status and if
teachers
today, new and old, ask themselves just a few of the
questions
outlined in this
book, Teaching , their work days will be much easier
for them and it
will help them toward their professional goal of being
able to truly teach. All teachers should read this book
and learn from
the wisdom and
personal experience of its author.
$12.00