IN PRAISE OF OUR TEACHERS(ISBN=) 英文原版

　　A joyous collection of tributes-both original and previously
published-that celebrate the gifts of remarkable teachers.
　　Teachers have always made an indelible impression on their
charges. Now, in this new book, Gloria Wade-Gayles has brought
together a winning and touching collection of pieces about teachers
and teaching, with inspiring and dramatic anecdotes woven in. Each
story offers a new and unique perspective on some of our country’s
most beloved teachers.
　　With pieces by legendary writers like Langston Hughes and Alice
Walker, we see how a strong teacher can turn a nervous child into a
world renowned artist. Robin D. G. Kelley frames a short history of
busing with a sweet story about having a crush on his third grade
teacher. Marian Wright Edelman celebrates Howard Zinn’s teaching
style, his insistence on exploration and questioning; and Zinn
himself provides an opinion on the profession he has practiced for
most of his life.
　　But we also hear from a diverse group of students: writers who
were part of the first wave of integration in their school system
and immigrants who learned to speak English and participate in
American culture in their schools.
　　We get stories from Catholic schools, pubic schools, college
classrooms, and more. In this age of standardized testing, In
Praise of Our Teachers is a wonderful reminder of the immeasurable
influence that teachers will always have on their students.

　　Gloria Wade-Gayles holds the Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair at
Spelman College and is a CASE professor of Teaching Excellence for
the state of Georgia. She is author of numerous books, including
Pushed Back to Strength: A Black Woman’s Journey Home and Rooted
Against the Wind: Personal Essays, and editor of My Soul Is a
Witness: African-American Women’s Spirituality and Father Songs:
Testimonies by African-American Sons and Daughters. She lives in
Atlanta, Georgia.