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OverviewEducation and Anarchy sets in motion a way of thinking about, questioning, and responding to what we can do in the face of chaos, which, whether we acknowledge it or not, animates and drives our relation to learning and teaching. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bill EngelPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: University Press of America Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.277kg ISBN: 9780761820529ISBN 10: 0761820523 Pages: 208 Publication Date: 07 August 2001 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents1 Figures 2 Acknowledgments 3 Preface 4 Introduction 5 Classroom Capers 6 Letting Learning Happen 7 Speaking of Teaching 8 What Can Be Taught 9 The Sword of Truth 10 Conclusion 11 Bibliography 12 Book at a Glance 13 About the AuthorReviewsHow people go about conceptualizing and discharging their duties as teachers and how they devise and implement methods of delivery and assessment are central, Engel argues, to how people define and play out their roles as educators. Stressing how educators can participate deliberately and reflectively in the process by which they let learning happen, 'Education & Anarchy' expands ways of thinking about teaching and learning... RECOMMENDED for pre- and in-service teachers... -- L.R. Baxter Choice Using examples ranging from Faulkner to Plato to the sport of fencing, Engel traverses a wide range of educational settings, from college classrooms to grade school to continuing education, as he encourages teachers and administrators to understand ways in which chaos can be an ally in 'letting learning happen. Trinity Reporter ... offers some practical lesson plans and creative assignments to help students find their way... The Spenser Review [Engel] shares his passion and devotion to teaching. ...The strength of this work is that he presents several projects and assignments that he has developed for his literature students with apparently positive results. Those who read the book may directly borrow or be inspired by them. Sixteenth Century Journal [Engel] shares his passion and devotion to teaching. ...The strength of this work is that he presents several projects and assignments that he has developed for his literature students with apparently positive results. Those who read the book may directly borrow or be inspired by them. Sixteenth Century Journal Using examples ranging from Faulkner to Plato to the sport of fencing, Engel traverses a wide range of educational settings, from college classrooms to grade school to continuing education, as he encourages teachers and administrators to understand ways in which chaos can be an ally in 'letting learning happen. Trinity Reporter How people go about conceptualizing and discharging their duties as teachers and how they devise and implement methods of delivery and assessment are central, Engel argues, to how people define and play out their roles as educators. Stressing how educators can participate deliberately and reflectively in the process by which they let learning happen, 'Education & Anarchy' expands ways of thinking about teaching and learning... RECOMMENDED for pre- and in-service teachers. -- L.R. Baxter Choice How people go about conceptualizing and discharging their duties as teachers and how they devise and implement methods of delivery and assessment are central, Engel argues, to how people define and play out their roles as educators. Stressing how educators can participate deliberately and reflectively in the process by which they let learning happen, 'Education & Anarchy' expands ways of thinking about teaching and learning. . . . RECOMMENDED for pre- and in-service teachers.--L.R. Baxter Choice How people go about conceptualizing and discharging their duties as teachers and how they devise and implement methods of delivery and assessment are central, Engel argues, to how people define and play out their roles as educators. Stressing how educators can participate deliberately and reflectively in the process by which they let learning happen, 'Education & Anarchy' expands ways of thinking about teaching and learning. . . . RECOMMENDED for pre- and in-service teachers....--L.R. Baxter Choice Author InformationBill Engel has taught and lectured at various schools in the United States and abroad, most recently at the University of the South in Sewanee. An educational consultant and independent scholar, he continues to teach literature and intellectual history. Links to his current projects can be found at www.engelwood.net. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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