Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach
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Teaching with Fire: Poetry That Sustains the Courage to Teach
by Authors:
Sam M. Intrator , Megan Scribner , Parker J. Palmer , Tom Vander Ark
Released: October, 2003
ISBN: 0787969702
Hardcover
Sales Rank: 2,080
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Customer Review #1:
A Gift That Keeps Giving
This collection of poetry will keep on giving to anyone interested in the power of poetry to sustain and inspire or in the fragile and humane work of teaching. At first I read it cover to cover. Since Ive been called back many times to certain poems or stories. Each poem is accompanied by a short story about what the particular poem has meant to the teacher who submitted it. Sometimes its hard to tell which is more powerful--the poem or the teachers story. In this little volume lie the seeds of true school reform! Read it and pass it on.
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Customer Review #2:
Words to Inspire Those Who Teach and Learn
This fine collection of 88 poems introduced by the educators who submitted them gives readers a new appreciation for the power poetry can provide to those who teach as well as those who learn. Though all these poems may not be new to you, the deeply-felt reflections on the opposite pages will give you a new appreciation for them. Editors Sam Intrator and Megan Scribner weaved together these well-known poets with everyday educators so readers can take inspiration on any given page without a sequential read-through. Or, by choosing a section such as "Holding On," one can select Rubin Alves poem "Tomorrows Child" and take heart and courage from the commentary by Sarah Smith, academic director of Rainier Scholars in the state of Washington. "I met this poem with the heaviest of hearts, a depleted spirit, a feeling that I was failing myself and my own personal mission." And later, "I recommitted myself to the work. I reclaimed my hope and belief in the notion that education could truly be the great equalizer."
Although Im not a teacher, I am a life-long learner and encouraged that such a book is available to help support and restore the faith of the people we put in charge of our childrens education. Nothing could be more important or more vital.
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Customer Review #3:
All my FAVORITE POEMS!!!!!
Ive long loved poetry, but have struggled to use it successfully in the classroom. This book is absolutely PERFECT for me! First of all, it has poems from my favorite poets like Rilke, Marge Piercy, Mary Oliver, Annie Dillard, Billy Collins, Anne Sexton, and a whole bunch of others. And then theres wonderful poetry by authors I didnt know until now. Im always delighted to find a new poet!But the icing on the cake? The short introductions to each poem, each written by a different teacher. The one that really spoke to me was the teacher who taught "There But for the Grace" by Wislawa Szymborska on Sept. 12, 2001. It really shows the power of poetry in students lives!
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