Art and Science of Teaching

The Art and Science of Teaching provides students with a broad introduction to teaching and education in contemporary U.S. society. The book includes chapters that address such issues as:The Purposes of Public SchoolingThe Legal and Organizational Foundations of Public SchoolingThe Epistemology of Education and Learning TheoriesSchooling, Education, and the Educated PersonCurriculum and InstructionPhilosophy of Education and Reflective PracticeCulture, Cultural Diversity, and SchoolingRace and Racism in SchoolingReligion and Religious Diversity in U.S. SocietyThe Ideals of Democratic EducationThis book, written by two experienced teachers and teacher educators, will be of value for both students who intend to become teachers themselves and for anyone who will be a future parent or citizen and wishes to better understand the American educational system.