{"product_id":"9780807770825","title":"Teaching Literacy for Love and Wisdom: Being the Book and Being the Change","description":"\u003cp\u003e“These inspirational findings confirm the highest values of democratic education and offer an inspiring vision of what it truly means to put students first. The authors not only describe the future of English Studies, but its best current practices and its deep historical legacy. This book is more than prophetic: It’s necessary.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Inchausti\u003c\/strong\u003e, California Polytechnic State University, author of \u003cem\u003eSpitwad Sutras\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThomas Merton’s American Prophecy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“At a time when all the discussion about teachers seems so critical, here comes this book by Jeff Wilhelm and Bruce Novak that brings some light into my world, reminding me as nothing else has lately what it means to be a teacher, and an English teacher in particular. It is enough that this book restores my pride in our profession; that the book also offers examples of great teaching and expands my conception of my own practice—well, that just makes this book all the more of a gift to our profession.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eJim Burke\u003c\/strong\u003e, author of \u003cem\u003eThe English Teacher's Companion, Third Edition\u003c\/em\u003e and founder of the English Companion Ning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis powerful book lays out an inspiring new vision for the teaching of English, building on themes central to Wilhelm’s influential \u003cem\u003e\"You Gotta BE The Book.\"\u003c\/em\u003e With this new work, Wilhelm and Novak challenge business as usual in the language arts. They call for nothing short of a revolution in our understanding of the aims and methods of the English classroom, showing what English can do for democratic life, inside and outside of classrooms. With moving portraits of teachers and students, as well as practical strategies and advice, they provide a roadmap to educational transformation far beyond the field of English that will be of interest to a wide audience of teachers, teacher educators, curriculum developers, and educational leaders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEssential questions explored by \u003cem\u003eTeaching Literacy for Love and Wisdom\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy is what English teachers do so often underestimated?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we teach literature in a way that fully taps into its transformative power?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow can we artfully teach \u003cem\u003eall \u003c\/em\u003esubjects, at all levels, for personal wisdom, democratic community, and social and ecological justice?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJeffrey D. Wilhelm\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of English Education at Boise State University and author of \u003cem\u003e\"You Gotta BE The Book\" Teaching Engaged and Reflective Reading with Adolescents, Second Edition\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eBruce Novak\u003c\/strong\u003e is the director of Educational Projects for the Foundation for Ethics and Meaning. He has taught English, grades 6–12, at diverse settings in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Teachers College Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107332276464,"sku":"9780807770825","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780807770825_p0.jpg?v=1763743994","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780807770825","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}