This volume is an extended case study of a hypothetical school district--its residential communities, a middle school and secondary school, its students, teachers, administrators, parents and board members. An integrated series of cases, all dealing with characters and situations within the school district, it offers a realistic picture of what teaching is really about. Case activities increase readers' awareness of the professional aspects of teaching, and provide opportunities for teacher reflection and decision making and for dealing with the consequences of teacher actions. Chapters 2-15 include "e;Questions for Reflection and Discussion,"e; "e;Class and Individual Projects,"e; and "e;Questions Based on Activities."e; Most chapters conclude with "e;Additional Teaching and Learning Skills"e; and "e;Suggestions For Further Reading."e;

Contents: K. Carter, Foreword. Preface. Introduction: What This Book is About and How It is Organized. Part I: Instruction and Classroom Management. But Where Am I? Edge City and Its Schools. Hey, Teach! Are You Rocking the Boat? Students' Resistance to Change. How Can You Do This to Me? Grading and Evaluation. Is There Always Just One Right Answer? Alternative Methods of Instruction and Assessment. Do They Have to Be in a Straight Row? Classroom Management. Part II: Issues in Education. Do You Call This Being Creative? Sexism in the Classroom. How Was Your Breakfast This Morning? Socioeconomic, Ethnic, and Cultural Differences. Can't I Learn Too? Mainstreaming the Exceptional Student. Now Just Exactly What Did I Do Wrong? A Case of Cheating. Don't You Have Any Religious Values? Separation of Church and State. Whose Paper Is This Anyway? Student Rights and Responsibilities. Part III: Foundations: Teaching as a Profession. Is It Really Me You Want? Affirmative Action in Action. Who's in Charge Here? Organization and Control of Schools. Do You Want to See My Dog and Pony Show? Teacher Evaluation. What Have I Gotten Myself Into? Conflicts in Student Teaching. Appendices: Biographies and Cumulative Folders. United States Constitution.