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Foreword by Seymour B. Sarason
"Patricia Wasley has wonderfully captured the voices and experience of several veteran and highly respected teachers who turned away from that with which they were comfortable to bolder, more demanding, riskier and promising forms of teaching."
–Theodore R. Sizer, Brown University
"For anyone whoe cares about schools and kids . . . is a must read."
–Educational Leadership
The book provides a detailed, close-up view of teachers’ daily lives and their work with colleagues, students, and parents, including images of classroom activity, planning sessions, and reflective interviews with teachers. The book includes analyses of the most common changes teachers are making and of the most common challenges they encounter.
