ERIC Number: EJ807557
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jan
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1537-5749
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Landscape of a Lifetime
Stager, Gary
District Administration, v44 n1 p29-33 Jan 2008
Few have inspired as many educators as Herb Kohl. Over the past four decades, Kohl has been a teacher, principal, university teacher educator, social activist, and author of more than forty books. His writing emerges from his direct experience in classrooms and challenges educators to think about their own practice. He does not shy away from controversy, but appeals to one's basic sense of right and wrong. This article presents an interview with Herb Kohl. Kohl grew up in the Bronx in the 1940s and '50s, and attended neighborhood public schools and the renowned Bronx High School of Science. His most recent professional experience was as resident scholar and director of the University of San Francisco's Institute for Teaching Excellence and Social Justice. After two years of exhilarating work, the current political climate, and a lack of institutional support ended Kohl's program. In this interview, Kohl discusses his career and a life well lived, and shares his opinion on education today.
Descriptors: Public Education, Urban Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Curriculum, Educational Quality, Administrator Effectiveness, Interviews, Personal Narratives
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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