Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. 1. Two Professions? 1
4. 2. Assessing America’s Teachers and Schools 10
5. 3. The Essential Acts of Teaching 31
6. 4. Three Questions Every Teacher Must Answer 57
7. 5 The Modern Origins of the Profession: Florence’s Story, 1890–1920 76
8. 6. Reforming Teaching in the Midst of Social Crisis: Andrena’s Story, 1960–1990 103
9. 7. Teachers’ Struggle to Take Charge of Their Practice: The Rochester Story, 1987–1997 141
10. 8. The Progress of the Slow Revolution throughout the Nation 182
11. 9. Teaching in 2020 213
12. Research Methods 239
13. Notes 243
14. Acknowledgments 269
15. Index 271