This book develops a general theory of autonomous teaching by examining a mysterious educational idea: the teachable moment. By formulating an understanding of the teachable moment as predicated upon ‘educational energy,’ this book takes up John Dewey’s view of teaching to articulate a law-like, scientifically oriented pedagogical theory. By offering a testable hypothesis about effective teaching through an innovative reading of Dewey’s law, this book also provides insights into changes in school practice and schooling policy consonant with an understanding of teaching as a science.
Greg Seals is Senior Education Consultant with Rides Over Mountains, LLC in Hightstown, NJ, USA.
Introduction: Educational Scarcity Chapter 1: Developing a Winning Strategy for the Battle at the Ampersand Chapter 2: Expanding the Idea of ‘Teachable Moments’ Chapter 3: Focusing on Planned Teachable Moments Chapter 4: Creating Educational Energy Chapter 5: Interpreting Dewey’s Law Chapter 6: Humanizing Dewey’s Law Chapter 7: Making Sense of a Science of Teaching Chapter 8: Teachers Win! Chapter 9: A Well-Functioning Ethnographic Infrastructure Chapter 10: Teacher Professionalism and Teacher Accountability Chapter 11: Love, Intimacy, and Tenure Chapter 12: Teachers’ Mythography Conclusion: Educational Abundance Gramsci’s Razor Democracy without Ideology Progressivism and Educational Policy and Practice A Bread and Butter Issue for Teachers The Future of Dewey’s Law References