Zen and the Practice of Teaching English Contributor(s): Tremmel, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 086709480X ISBN-13: 9780867094800 Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books OUR PRICE: $39.14 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1999 Annotation: This book represents the first serious attempt by an educator to combine the practice of teaching English with fundamental principles of Zen in an effort to help teachers achieve a new perspective on their professional lives. It is a personal book based on personal knowledge, inviting readers to consider the possibility that the foundations of teaching practice are the very foundations of life and that life inside and outside the classroom is more like one life than two. "Zen and the Practice of Teaching English" originates in Robert Tremmel's struggles as a teacher and teacher educator. His book reaches out and rests on three important grounding points that define his life as a teacher:
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BISAC Categories: - Education | Professional Development - Education | Secondary - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General |
Dewey: 371.102 |
LCCN: 98048856 |
Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.08" W x 9.16" (0.52 lbs) 159 pages |
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Publisher Description: This book represents the first serious attempt by an educator to combine the practice of teaching English with fundamental principles of Zen in an effort to help teachers achieve a new perspective on their professional lives. It is a personal book based on personal knowledge, inviting readers to consider the possibility that the foundations of teaching practice are the very foundations of life and that life inside and outside the classroom is more like one life than two. Zen and the Practice of Teaching English originates in Robert Tremmel's struggles as a teacher and teacher educator. His book reaches out and rests on three important grounding points that define his life as a teacher:
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Contributor Bio(s): Tremmel, Robert: - Robert Tremmel teaches methods courses, supervises student teachers, and coordinates the teacher education program in the English department at Iowa State University. He is the author of Zen and the Practice of Teaching English (Heinemann, 1999) and a recipient of the James N. Britton and Janet Emig Awards for Scholarship in Education. |