Teaching: A Crucial Dialogue

About the Book

In this book there is a reframing of the practice of classroom teaching. Activities are suggested that allow children to enter the academic disciplines from their own starting point, meshing their abilities to the nature of the subject. The methods offered have been developed and applied by numerous teachers over a long period of time.

The book redirects the emphasis of public discourse on schooling from standards and testing to an emphasis on the process by which the child arrives at understanding. It supports the teacher’s focus on the learning child.

About the Author

Dr. Heckler has been an educator for over 40 years. She worked as an elementary school teacher before becoming a curriculum advisor, professor of education and chairperson of an education faculty. Her journey as a teacher involved a continuous quest to learn about the concepts and techniques that enable educators to bring out the best in their students. She believes that it is the intelligence, humanity, and willingness of the teacher that creates the possibilities for children’s learning to take place. She has learned that the teacher’s love of learning creates the energy needed to sustain the work.