These are exciting times for teachers. New technologies and new approaches to teaching and learning open up astonishing possibilities for educators today. But at the same time, teachers still face many of the same challenges as their counterparts of the past. They grapple with large and often conflicting expectations, limited resources, limited autonomy, and limited opportunities for growth and advancement. This is a time of flux for all teachers, when the legacy of the profession's history often clashes with teachers' vision of the future. Here, you can listen to several of the teachers, educational activists and scholars that appear in Only A Teacher as they discuss the issues that most affect teachers today.
Teachers, Activists, and Scholars
Ann Cook
Co-Director, Urban Academy, New York City
Linda Darling Hammond
Professor of Education, Stanford University
Dean Eastman
Social Studies Teacher, Beverly, Massachusetts
Aurora Fleming
Retired Middle School Science Teacher, Springfield, Massachusetts
Terri Grasso
Science Teacher, Urban Academy, New York City
Carolyn Lawrence
Assistant Principal/Former English Teacher, Charlotte, North Carolina
Tsianina Lomawaima
Professor of American Indian Studies, University of Arizona
Frank McCourt
Author/Retired English Teacher, New York City
Lorraine Monroe
Director, School Leadership Academy
Tom Mooney
President, Ohio Teachers Federation
Brian Sheehy
Second Grade Teacher, Hadley, Massachusetts
Gerry Speca
Retired Drama and English Teacher, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sandy Warner
Mentor Teacher, Roberts Paidea Academy, Cincinnati, Ohio
Alex White
English Teacher, Urban Academy, New York City
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