Review of Teaching from an Ethical Center: Practical Wisdom for Daily Instruction, by Cara Furman
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https://doi.org/10.14507/er.v33.4652Abstract
In this highly readable book about teaching and ethics, Cara Furman weaves philosophical ideas together with examples of teaching practices so that philosophy illuminates the teaching practices, giving them both a new depth. Rather than an abstract treatise about philosophical concepts, Teaching from an Ethical Center is a practical book for teacher educators, teachers, and philosophers of education to explore and articulate their own teaching goals.
Author Biography
Katherine Schultz, University of Colorado Boulder
Katherine Schultz is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder School of Education and a faculty affiliate in Renee Crown Wellness Institute. She was Dean of the School of Education from 2017-2023 following her appointment as Dean of the School of Education at Mills College in Oakland, California from 2010-2016. She served as professor and director of the teacher education program at the University of Pennsylvania from 1997-2010. During that time, she was the faculty director of the Philadelphia Writing Project and served on the Empowerment Board (School Board) of the Chester Upland School District. Her scholarly work has focused on the research, development, and dissemination of practices that support new and veteran teachers working with marginalized populations in high poverty areas. Her two books, Listening: A Framework for Teaching across Differences and Rethinking Classroom Participation: Listening to Silent Voices address these issues. Her most recent book, Distrust and Educational Change: Overcoming Barriers to Just and Lasting Reform, about the role of distrust in educational reform, draws on her work in Oakland, as a school board member in Chester, PA, and leader of professional development in international settings. She has three books in preparation or in press: Practice: Keywords in Teacher Education, with Rachel Throop; Leading on the EDJE: A Framework for Advancing Justice in Schools of Education, with Kevin Kumashiro (co-editors); and The Dignity of Teachers and Teaching.
References
[Book reviewed] Furman, C. E. (2024). Teaching from an ethical center: Practical wisdom for daily instruction. Harvard Education Press.
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