"First edition published by McGraw-Hill 2010"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Letter to the Reader -- Teaching: Is it for me? -- Good Teaching: What is its impact? -- Student Diversity: Who will I teach? -- Including Everyone: Who sometimes gets overlooked in school? -- Philosophical and Psychological Theories: How do children learn? -- Curriculum: What will I teach? -- Motivating, Managing, and Assessing: How will I teach? -- Technology: How is it changing our schools? -- Professional Issues: Who will influence my career? -- Legal, Ethical, and Economic Responsibilities: How can we make our classrooms fair? -- Politics: What is its place in education? -- Public Education: What is its purpose in a democratic society? -- Developing a Plan and a Personal Philosophy: Where do I go from here?