"To Teach is the soon-to-be classic story of one teacher's odyssey into the ethical and intellectual heart of teaching, and at the same time an invitation to teachers to more thoughtfully and carefully map their own pathways. This second edition offers new resources and addresses the small schools movement, as well as new challenges facing teachers in conceptual and practical ways. To Teach narrates an essential journey all teachers must take if, at the end of their own Yellow Brick Roads, they are to achieve the basics: a heart, a brain, the nerve, and a home. This volume provides inspiration to teachers who want to reconnect with their highest aspirations and hopes; a practical guide to teaching as a moral practice; an antidote to teaching as a linear, connect-the-dots enterprise; and a study guide for readers that will be available on-line."--BOOK JACKET.

Beginning: the challenge of teaching -- Seeing the student -- Creating an environment for learning -- Building bridges -- Liberating the curriculum -- Keeping track -- The mystery of teaching -- Beginning again: the current challenge to teach.