Teaching with your mouth shut

Finkel, Donald L. 1943-1999 (Author). Elbow, Peter. (Added Author).

Summary: "Each chapter in this book presents a case study, a story, or a sustained image of a teaching situation - a set of "circumstances" that produces significant learning in students. Each makes sense of the title of the book in a particular way. Each enriches its meaning by one increment. The idea of "teaching with your mouth shut" is explored, exemplified, and varied to such an extent that it ultimately specifies a comprehensible approach to teaching - along with a host of concrete teaching possibilities. In the end, not only will your notion of good teaching be transformed, but so too your sense of what may be signified by the word teaching itself." --BOOK JACKET.

Record details

ISBN: 0867094699 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
xviii, 180 p. ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Portsmouth, NH : Boynton/Cook Publishers, 2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Teaching with Your Mouth Shut -- 2. Let the Books Do the Talking -- 3. Let the Students Do the Talking -- 4. Let Us Inquire Together -- 5. Speaking with Your Mouth Shut: The Art of Writing -- 6. Experiences That Teach: Creating Blueprints for Learning -- 7. Refusing to "Teach": Separating Power and Authority in the Classroom -- 8. Teaching with a Colleague -- 9. Conclusion: Providing Experience, Provoking Reflection -- Appendix. Follow-Up to Chapter 9.