"A painful and joyful reflection on one teacher's career and the role played by
teacher narratives in keeping her sane and centered. Jane Isenberg has written
a highly readable and scrupulously honest book that will appeal to teachers at
every level who care passionately, as she does, about teaching and learning and
issues of social justice."
Paula Rothenberg, Director
The New Jersey Project: Integrating The Scholarship on Gender
"GOING BY THE BOOK will be particularly valuable for new teachers, I expect, and
as such could play an important role in teacher education, but even those of us
who've been at it for a while can gain new insights and renewed enthusiasm from
Jane Isenberg's story."
John S. Mayher
Professor, English Education
New York University
"GOING BY THE BOOK adds to the important literature of teaching narratives.
Using her own experiences to support and empower educators who want to reform
schools, Jane Isenberg is a teacher's teacher."
Corinne Levin, Director
The Teacher Center
New Haven, Connecticut
GOING BY THE BOOK
received the 1996 James N. Britton Award for Inquiry in English
Language Arts from the National Council of Teachers of English. The award honors the work and memory of James N. Britton, a pioneer in
classroom research.
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHERS
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