CurriCulum

x x v i i i ■ aC k n ow l e d g m e n t sEllington, Jacob Needleman, Wilfred M. McClay, Ian Westbury,Jared Stallones, Gerry Gutek, Bob Yinger, John Beineke,Chara Haeussler Bohan, Peter Hlebowitsh, Bill Wraga, BlancheBrick, Doug Simpson, Craig Kridel, Lynn Burlbaw, DonWarren, Richard Glotzer, Mark Groen, Greg Barrett, JosephWatras, Jennifer Jolly, Shelley Chapman, Sam Katz, CoreyLocke, Todd Ream, Todd Kettler, and Mindy Spearman.Perhaps my greatest satisfaction from publishing bookscomes when I hear from K–12 teachers who have run acrossmy work and chosen to send me a message. These are thepeople who do the challenging but tremendously rewardingwork of educating children every day. They are nothing shortof heroes in our culture. I want to thank Richard Munro forhis passion and dedication to the teaching profession, DianaSenechal for her support and insightful reading of my work,Anna Spitzer Quandt for her enthusiasm and commitmentto the teachers college tradition, and Mary Duty for her loveof history and her commitment to civic virtue. I also want tothank Annie Gosar for reading what I write and respondingwith remarkable kindness and insight.Patti Belcher has been a dedicated and thoughtful editorwho has improved the readability of this text in a variety ofways. I want to thank Patti for seeing the value in this projectand for the time she has dedicated to improving my writing.I want to thank the reviewers of the manuscript, whooffered comments and suggestions that were both helpfuland generous: Dr. Andrew J. Milson, University of Texas,Arlington; Dr. C. Matt Seimears, Emporia State University,Kansas; and Dr. David M. Callejo-Pérez, Saginaw ValleyState University, who ultimately wrote the foreword.Last but not least, I want to thank the three teachers ofcurriculum whose work has impacted me the most: Alan W.Garrett, O. L. Davis, Jr., and William A. Reid. Alan inspiredmy fascination with curriculum, O. L. challenged me to writebetter than I ever thought I could, and Bill has tutored mepatiently with his wisdom and perceptive touch. This bookwould not exist without their teaching.Despite all of this support, I know this text remainsimperfect. No work of curriculum is ever done. Whateverinaccuracies or omissions remain in the final result are ofcourse my responsibility and mine alone.