Teaching From the Deep End: Succeeding With Today's Classroom Challenges

By Dominic V. Belmonte

Book Overview

"Belmonte has built rich, exciting classrooms for kids year after year, and for over a decade has led efforts to recruit talented young people into teaching and designed programs to ignite their hearts, fire their minds, and develop their capacity to be the best."

--From the Foreword by William Ayers, Distinguished Professor, University Scholar
University of Illinois at Chicago

From student teacher to veteran teacher, discover how to find and create the support you need to dive right into your teaching career

The teaching profession opens the door to an infinite array of challenging choices and possibilities for those brave souls who enter its waters. Expert teacher, author, and pioneer of the Golden Apple program in Illinois, Dominic Belmonte blends theory with example, anecdote, and reflection in his new book, and illustrates how the caring teacher, with a clear understanding of his or her own philosophy, teaching tenets, and possibilities can bring purpose, meaning, and spirit to classroom teaching.

Topics and reflections covered that are relevant for student teachers, veteran teachers, and school administrators include:

Guiding the teacher through developing a teaching persona, teaching philosophy, and teaching tenets Dealing with the stresses of coping with limited career advancement and sometimes cynical colleagues Managing ethical dilemmas guaranteed to make any teacher say "Yikes " Creating and nurturing a caring and thoughtful student-teacher dynamic

Teaching From the Deep End

is the ideal guide for any teacher ready to face the challenges of teaching with purpose, passion, and commitment to guiding students toward success in learning and in life.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761938486
• ISBN13: 9780761938484
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Corwin
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Packed with insights

Dominic Belmonte's TEACHING FROM THE DEEP END: SUCCEEDING WITH TODAY'S CLASSROOM ADVANTAGES appears in its second updated edition and uses the author's extensive teaching experiences to encourage new teachers to reflect on why they chose teaching and how to develop a teaching philosophy. From working with parents and colleagues to considering still moments in the classroom, this is packed with insights.

educational

This book is definately a good read. I have learned alot from reading this book. It will definately be of use to me when I become a teacher in about a year or two. I recommend this book for whoever is thinking of going into teaching or is a teacher.

Excellent

This is an excellent book that I would highly recommended. (Perhaps those of you "in the trenches" should learn to spell before you give reviews.)