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
2010 NCTE Award WInners!112010 David H. Russell Research AwardBestsellerBeats,Rhymes, andClassroomLifeHip-Hop Pedagogyand the Politics ofIdentityMarc Lamont HillForeword by Gloria Ladson-Billings“This book raises consciousness and potentialabout hip-hop pedagogy and the politics ofidentity in learning.” —ChoiceBased on his experience teaching a hiphop–centeredEnglish literature course in aPhiladelphia high school, and drawing from arange of theories on youth culture, identity, andeducational processes, Marc Lamont Hill showshow a serious engagement with hip-hop culturecan affect classroom life in extraordinary ways.2009 / 192 pp. / PB, $21.95 / 4960-9/HC, $48 / 4961-62010 Richard A. Meade Award, CEE/NCTEBestsellerCriticalEncounters inHigh SchoolEnglishTeaching LiteraryTheory to Adolescents,Second EditionDeborah Appleman“All the undergraduate students cited[Appleman’s book] as their favorite piece ofwork for the semester, and the one that wasmost successful during student teaching.”—English JournalThis bestseller was the first text to specificallyaddress the challenges of teaching criticaltheory in high school literature classrooms.Since its original publication, the author hasworked with hundreds of teachers and studentsto update and refine the lessons she presents.This completely revised edition features anexpanded discussion of gender, new activities,handouts to use with diverse students, andmany other improvements.2009 / 240 pp. / PB, $24.95 / 4892-3Language and Literacy SeriesTeacher ResearchBestseller$26.95 Paperback 4970-8$60 Hardcover 4971-5392 pp. 2009Practitioner Inquiry SeriesInquiry as StancePractitioner Research for the Next GenerationMarilyn Cochran-Smith and Susan L. Lytle“This is a text we will read well into the next decade.”—Gloria Ladson-Billings, University of Wisconsin–Madison“A powerful and welcome sequel to their classic Inside/Outside.”—Sonia Nieto, professor emerita,University of Massachusetts, Amherst“Inquiry as Stance should be a blockbuster.”—Carole Edelsky, professor emerita, Arizona State University“This optimistic and generous book is sure to become a central referencefor teacher-researchers in K–16 schools and their colleagues andsupporters throughout the system.”—Elyse Eidman-Aadahl, National Writing ProjectIn this long-awaited sequel to Inside/Outside: Teacher Research andKnowledge, two leaders in the field of practitioner research offer a radicallydifferent view of the relationship of knowledge and practice and ofthe role of practitioners in educational change.Order online www.tcpress.com Order by phone 800.575.6566