What are the characteristics of a great teacher? What qualities of mind and spirit are necessary to help others acquire the knowledge through which they can understand and live a good life? In this text the authors draw on their experience as teachers to set forth the intellectual, moral and emotional capacities that they believe the best teachers ...
In this unique collection, the memoirs of eleven historians provide a fascinating portrait of a formative generation of scholars. Born around the time of World War II, these influential historians came of age just before the upheavals of the 1960s and '70s and helped to transform both their discipline and the broader world of American higher ...
A celebration of the learning process and a guide to becoming a better student. It discusses the qualities needed to get the most out of education, and aspects of the environment - teachers, curriculum, and transitions from school to college - that contribute to effectiveness in learning.
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