A Reason to Teach

Over his long career, James Beane has worked with teachers at all levels and been a voice for progressive reform in American education. In A Reason to Teach, he brings together many of the best ideas about teaching, learning, curriculum, collaboration, and community. Not only does Beane show us how to make deep learning happen in the classroom, he also challenges us to enact our nation's noblest ideals in our work with young people.

Acknowledgments

ix

Introduction

1

(4)

1 Choosing the Democratic Way

5

(13)

The Democratic Way

8

(4)

Learning the Democratic Way of Life

12

(2)

Bringing Democracy to Life

14

(4)

2 Teaching for Democracy's Sake

18

(44)

Deciding the Democratic Way

19

(11)

Content Worth Teaching

30

(8)

Doing Things the Democratic Way

38

(3)

Evaluating the Democratic Way

41

(4)

Achievement and Democracy

45

(2)

The Teacher's Role

47

(1)

At the End of the Day

48

(2)

Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way

50

(12)

Brian D. Schultz

Framing the Situation

51

(2)

Documenting and Reaching Out

53

(3)

"Reactions Came Rollin'"

56

(2)

Looking Back

58

(4)

3 Living the Democratic Way

62

(24)

Creating a Collaborative Community

65

(6)

Respecting Dignity

71

(2)

Prizing Diversity

73

(1)

The Classroom as Court of Knowledge

74

(5)

Curriculum and Culture

79

(3)

At the End of the Day

82

(4)

4 Being a Democratic Teacher

86

(24)

Through the Eyes of a Democratic Teacher

86

(3)

Living in a Democratic Community

89

(10)

Graduate School the Democratic Way

99

(10)

At the End of the Day

109

(1)

5 Sustaining the Democratic Way

110

(19)

From "We" to "Me"

116

(2)

On the Road Back

118

(9)

At the End of the Day

127

(2)

6 Reclaiming the Democratic Way

129

(12)

Lost and Found

130

(7)

"We're Still Hanging On"

137

(4)

Appendix: Reflecting on the Democratic Way of Teaching

141

(4)

References

145

(8)

Index

153

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