Reviews
Fraser and Lefty tell a coherent and compelling story about work at places like Stanford to rethink university-based teacher education. In telling that story, they also highlight reform efforts inside institutions that are all too often overlooked—places like Montclair State, in New Jersey and the University of Indianapolis... meticulous readers will pick up on the old divide between policy and politics. Policy is cold and dispassionate—what works is what wins. But politics isn't like that. The story Fraser and Lefty tell is one that overflows with both.
Taking an even-handed and engaging approach, Fraser and Lefty describe a full range of developments in teacher preparation. Fully disclosing their own stakes in these debates, they show that they are unafraid to critique programs with which they have worked, and they are fair in offering praise for more traditional aspects of other programs. Their exceedingly well-considered analyses have pushed me to reevaluate my own—and I am grateful for that.
An unblinking look at the motley efforts to prepare teachers in the United States over the past three decades. History, in the hands of Fraser and Lefty, instructs us about what is new—and what is not—in contemporary ‘reforms.’ Only by looking back through time can we learn what not to repeat, and what to build on, as we prepare future teachers to meet the ever-shifting demands of society and the unchanging needs of our diverse pre-K–12 students.
Fraser and Lefty's work rises above partisan squabbles over the efficacy of different pathways into teaching to explain the complex and contentious current landscape for teacher education in the United States. Teaching Teachers should be required reading for teacher educators on all sides of the debates and for all those who are involved in developing politics affecting teaching and teacher education. This important book will become a classic in the field.
Book Details
Foreword, by Arthur Levine
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Considering the Future of Teacher Preparation in Light of the Past
Chapter 1. The Emergence of Alternative Routes to Teaching
Chapter 2
Foreword, by Arthur Levine
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Considering the Future of Teacher Preparation in Light of the Past
Chapter 1. The Emergence of Alternative Routes to Teaching
Chapter 2. Transforming University Programs
Chapter 3. The New Hybrids
Conclusion: Lessons Learned
Notes
Index