Informationen zum Autor Keen Babbage, Ed.D. has 26 years of experience as a middle school and high school teacher and school administrator. He is the author of 13 books about teaching or about school administration. Klappentext The dream of teaching is that it's fascinating, meaningful, inspiring, and rewarding. The reality of teaching is that it can be exhausting, frustrating, heart-breaking, and disappointing. This book guides prospective teachers through an analysis of the profession they are considering and of their match with that profession and leads current teachers through an analysis of their career achievements, progress, challenges, and goals. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1 - Reasons To Be A Teacher; Reasons Not To Be A Teacher Chapter 4 Chapter 2 - The Work of Teaching Requires Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul Chapter 5 Chapter 3 - Teaching Is Not What You Expect Chapter 6 Chapter 4 - What Great Teachers Know About The Work of Great Teaching Chapter 7 Chapter 5 - What Teachers Cannot Control and Cannot Manage Chapter 8 Chapter 6 - What Teachers Can Control and Can Manage Chapter 9 Chapter 7 - How Do I know If I Should Be A Teacher? Chapter 10 Chapter 8 - What If? Chapter 11 Epilogue Chapter 12 About The Author

Autorentext

Keen Babbage, Ed.D. has 26 years of experience as a middle school and high school teacher and school administrator. He is the author of 13 books about teaching or about school administration.

Klappentext

The dream of teaching is that it's fascinating, meaningful, inspiring, and rewarding. The reality of teaching is that it can be exhausting, frustrating, heart-breaking, and disappointing. This book guides prospective teachers through an analysis of the profession they are considering and of their match with that profession and leads current teachers through an analysis of their career achievements, progress, challenges, and goals.

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Chapter 1 - Reasons To Be A Teacher; Reasons Not To Be A Teacher
Chapter 4 Chapter 2 - The Work of Teaching Requires Heart, Mind, Body, and Soul
Chapter 5 Chapter 3 - Teaching Is Not What You Expect
Chapter 6 Chapter 4 - What Great Teachers Know About The Work of Great Teaching
Chapter 7 Chapter 5 - What Teachers Cannot Control and Cannot Manage
Chapter 8 Chapter 6 - What Teachers Can Control and Can Manage
Chapter 9 Chapter 7 - How Do I know If I Should Be A Teacher?
Chapter 10 Chapter 8 - What If?
Chapter 11 Epilogue
Chapter 12 About The Author