Sets out the theoretical groundwork for understanding aging in new and exciting terms
Offers both a history of education and social movements, and an intellectual history of a leading curriculum scholar
Brings the work of Erik Erickson to bear on contemporary issues in education

Autorentext

Jonathan G. Silin is Editor-in-Chief of the Occasional Papers Series at the Bank Street College of Education, USA, and a fellow at the Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada. His previous books include Sex, Death, and the Education of Children: Our Passion for Ignorance in the Age of AIDS and My Father's Keeper: Story of a Gay Son and His Aging Parents. http://www.jonathansilin.com

Inhalt

1. A Life-changing Diagnosis: Mapping Common Ground between Young and Old.- 2. The Year of Turning Seventy: Finding Myself Among the Young-Old.- 3. Becoming a Nursery School Teacher: What Early Childhood Can Teach Us About the Rest of Life.- 4. Learning From Loss: Playing to Move Forward.- 5. Landing as an Immigrant: Starting Over at Midlife.- 6. If Memory Serves: How and Why I Remember the Difficult Times with Children.- 7. What's Love Got to Do With It: Navigating the Emotional Thicket of the Classroom.- 8. Vulnerable Teacher: Holding Space for the Things that Really Matter.- 9. Called to Account: Putting Anxiety to Work.- 10. Holding a Space for Hope.