Learning to Teach Through Discussion: The Art of Turning the Soul

by Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon

Book Overview

This sequel to Sophie Haroutunian-Gordon's acclaimed Turning the Soul: TeachingThrough Conversation in the High School presents a case study of two people learning to teach. It shows them engaging two groups of fourth grade students in discussion about the meaning of texts--what the author calls "interpretive discussion. The two groups differ with respect to race, geographical location, and affluence.

As the novice teachers learn to clarify...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300168306
• ISBN13: 9780300168303
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.7"