This book documents the "brave new world" of teacher, administrator, school, and student accountability that has swept across the United States in recent years. Its particular vantage point is the perspective of dozens of new teachers trying to make thei

Arthur T. Costigan, Karen Kepler Zumwalt, Margaret Smith Crocco, David Milton Gerwin

Contents: Preface. Part I: Choosing to Become a Teacher. Teaching Is Messy Work. High-Stakes Teaching. Part II: Teaching as an Autobiographical Act. Vocation? Profession? Or Just a Job? "Having a Life" as a New Teacher. From Noble Ideals to Everyday Realities. Part III: Encountering Classrooms and Schools. Lessons, Kids, and Classrooms. Accountability, Autonomy, and Responsibility in the Classroom. Teaching Is Not Just What Happens When You Close the Classroom Door. The Global Village of the Classroom. Part IV: New Teachers as Decision Makers. The Past Is Never Past. Teaching as a Political Act. Part V: Confronting the Age of Accountability.K.K. Zumwalt, Choosing to Make a Difference.