Teaching as a performing art

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Teaching as a performing art

Seymour B. Sarason ; foreword by Maxine Greene

Teachers College Press, c1999

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-171)

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Description

This work probes the topic of teaching as a performing art, focusing on the role of teachers in galvanizing an audience - their students. It argues that teachers will better engage learners if they are prepared in the ""artistry"" of doing so. The author sees teachers as actors and thus uses the traditions of stage performance to inspire ways to foster connections between teachers and students. Sarason elucidates how the rehearsal processes actors undergo and the direction they receive, for example, would be similarly beneficial for educators. Recognizing that implementing his ideas would require a profound rethinking of teacher training programmes, Sarason urges why they are crucial to excellence in education.

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  • NCID
    BA6247941X
  • ISBN
    • 0807738905
  • LCCN
    99034549
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xii, 171 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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