Challenge of Greatness

Michael Gose, has taught at the elementary, secondary, and university levels. He has been a professor at Pepperdine University in teacher education and great books since 1980.

• Dedication and AcknowledgementsForewordPrefaceIntroductionChapter One: A Pantheon of Great TeachersChapter Two: How Great Teachers are Perceived (and Described)Chapter Three: Great Teachers’ Strategies and Practices Chapter Four: Considerations for Great TeachersChapter Five: WarningsChapter Six: What Might Keep You From Becoming a Great Teacher?Chapter Seven: ConclusionsReferencesIndexAppendix

Students, schools, and their communities benefit from the legacy of great teachers. Good teachers push their students, but great teachers teach their students to push themselves within and beyond the walls of the classroom. Gose is one of these great teachers, and his book challenges the good to become great.