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10New ReleasesNew“A marvelous book!”—Cornel West,Princeton University“Provocative, challenging,funny...for educatorswho are working tonegate the educationalmadness that is infectingthe schools.”—Herb KohlTeaching the TabooCourage and Imagination in the ClassroomRick Ayers is a university instructor and founder of theCommunication and Arts School at Berkeley High School.William Ayers is a school reform activist, distinguished professor,and senior university scholar at the University of Illinois at Chicago.Foreword by Haki R. Madhubuti, poet, publisher, editor, and educator“In the end, the best thing we can do as critical educators is toteach that which is TABOO!”—David Stovall, University of Illinois at ChicagoWhile many teachers long for teaching to be something transcendentand powerful, they all too often find themselves teachingobedience and conformity. This dynamic book—by two renownededucators—is filled with classroom stories of everyday teachersgrappling with many of today’s hotly debated issues. These storiesof courage and resistance will help today’s teachers confront thecynicism and demoralization that has gripped the profession inthis age of standardization and testing. It will help teachers toteach initiative, to teach imagination, to “teach the taboo.” This is ahands-on manual for anyone looking to evolve as an educator.January 2011 / 160 pp. /PB, $21.95 / 5152-7Also by William Ayers, page 16: To Teach: The Journey of a Teacher,Third Edition, 2010 / 192 pages / Paper, $21.95 / 5063-6; To Teach: The Journey,in Comics, William Ayers and Ryan Alexander-Tanner, 2010 / 144 pages / Paper,$15.95 / 5062-9 fully illustratedNew“The contributors tothis book expand theirreaders’ and their ownperspectives on thecomplexity and thepromise of teaching,learning, and living agenerous life.”—Karen Gallas, teacherand researcherDear MaxineLetters from the Unfinished Conversationwith Maxine GreeneEdited by Robert Lake, assistant professor atGeorgia Southern University, Statesboro, GAForeword by Sonia Nieto / Prologue by Michelle Fine /Introduction by Nel Noddings“These letters give the reader a renewed appreciation of MaxineGreene’s passion and energy, and of those who have learned fromher.”—A. G. Rud, Washington State UniversityThis collection brings together a prestigious group of individualswho have wondered, looked at, revised, acted on, questioned, andchanged their world because of their connection to American philosopherMaxine Greene. Over 75 teachers, students, colleagues,artists, and others, such as Herb Kohl, Mike Rose, Sonia Nieto,Janet Miller, and Deborah Meier have written edgy, thoughtfulletters addressed to Maxine. Rather than just thanking this masterphilosopher/teacher, each sets out to discover some of whatthey have learned from Maxine Greene and to discuss the continuedrelevance of her work in aesthetics, education, and socialimagination.Maxine Greene has been referred to as “the most importantAmerican philosopher [on education] since John Dewey.” Thiswonderful collection continues the unfinished conversation that isher work.September 2010 / 208 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 5137-4 / HC, $55 / 5138-1Professors Request Exam Copies at www.tcpress.com/form1.html