Foreword by Larry Cuban

"For aspiring teachers, the sense of vocation and the quiet dedication of these teachers is inspiration without intimidation."

–Educational Theory

"A fascinating study of four dedicated people ‘called to teach’.... Hansen has captured the real lives of teachers, and he documents their successes, failures, hopes, and despair. Unforgettable."

–Nel Noddings, Stanford University

"[David Hansen’s] book is a remarkable study of how teaching as a vocation appears in actual practice in today’s schools."

–James Garrison, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

". . . does a glorious job of reminding us that teaching is not just a profession, or even a craft, but a moral and even spiritual undertaking."

–Teacher Magazine