Images of Schoolteachers in 20th Century America

by Joseph, Pamela Bolotin; Burnaford, Gail E.

• ISBN13: 9780805880038
• ISBN10: 0805880038
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc Inc

Summary

This edited volume poses the multi-faceted question: What does it mean to be a teacher? The essays examine images of schoolteachers in this society as constructed in the minds of children and teachers and as conveyed in various contexts -- narrative, media, literature, and textbooks. The text includes "Continuing Dialogue" activities to stimulate further discussion, writing, research, and interpretation.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Part I. Introduction
Contemplating Images of Schoolteachers in American Culture	3	(26)
Pamela Bolotin Joseph
Gail E. Burnaford
Continuing Dialogue	24	(5)
Part II. Teachers and Children
Constructing and Discovering Images of Your Teaching	29	(25)
Joseph C. Fischer
Anne Kiefer
Reflections in a Mirror: Teacher-Generated Metaphors from Self and Others	54	(24)
Sara Efron
Pamela Bolotin Joseph
Across the Generations: Conversations with Retired Teachers	78	(18)
David Hobson
Good Women and Old Stereotypes: Retired Teachers Talk about Teaching	96	(20)
Nancy Green
Mary Phillips Manke
A Mosaic: Contemporary Schoolchildren's Images of Teachers	116	(31)
W. Nikola-Lisa
Gail E. Burnaford
Continuing Dialogue	142	(5)
Part III. Screen and Song
A Teacher Ain't Nothin' But a Hero: Teachers and Teaching in Film	147	(10)
William Ayers
Just Fun---Dreams of Revenge: Images of Teachers in the Lyrics of Rock, Pop, and Folk-Protest	157	(18)
Fletcher DuBois
From Our Miss Brooks to Mr. Moore: Playing Their Roles in Television Situation Comedies	175	(20)
Ken Kantor
Continuing Dialogue	190	(5)
Part IV. Literature and Textbooks
Teachers as Gatekeeper:Schoolteachers in Picture Books for Young Children	195	(20)
Ann M. Trousdale
Personal Memories and Social Response: Teacher Images in Literature for Older Children	215	(16)
Gail E. Burnaford
Opening and Closing the Door: Urban Teachers in American Literature, 1900-1940	231	(12)
Rosalind Benjet
The Sentimental Image of the Rural Schoolteacher	243	(15)
Mary Phillips Manke
``The Ideal Teacher'': Images of Paragons in Teacher Education Textbooks before 1940	258	(27)
Pamela Bolotin Joseph
Continuing Dialogue	283	(2)
Afterword: The Dialogue Continues	285	(2)
Contributors	287	(4)
Name Index	291	(4)
Subject Index	295