Saturday, February 12, 2005

Recommended reading: The coming storm

Paul Russell's The Coming Storm
My recent readings of teaching and learning books reminded me of a great novel I read last year. The Coming Storm tells a wonderfully interwoven story about the personal struggles of three generations of teachers and students. This book really calls into question Banner and Cannon's assertion that teaching "requires a formal distance between teachers and students" (The Elements of Teaching, p. 27). If you are looking for a good "ethical teacher", private boarding school, or just an entertaining gay fiction read, I would recommend this book!

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