Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 142
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Trim: 6⅜ x 9¼
978-1-4758-4822-9 • Hardback • December 2019 • $62.00 • (£48.00)
978-1-4758-4823-6 • Paperback • December 2019 • $32.00 • (£25.00)
978-1-4758-4824-3 • eBook • December 2019 • $30.00 • (£25.00)
Zachary Herrmann started his career in education as a high school math teacher, athletic coach, and theater director. Zachary now serves on the professional faculty of the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, where he works with both novice and veteran educators.
Preface
Introduction
Section One - A Powerful Education
Chapter 1: Appreciation for Truth and Knowledge
Chapter 2: Deep and Critical Thinking
Chapter 3: Justice and Caring for All
Chapter 4: Humility and Confidence
Chapter 5: Leadership
Chapter 6: Collaboration
Chapter 7: Flexibility and Adaptability
Chapter 8: Initiative and Creative Problem-Solving
Chapter 9: Communication
Chapter 10: Curiosity and Asking Good Questions
Chapter 11: Resilience
Section Two – Transforming the Classroom
Chapter 12: Designing a Learning Environment
Chapter 13: Classrooms as Organizations
Section Three - Making the Change
Chapter 14: Internal Conflicts
Chapter 15: Either/Or Mentality
Chapter 16: What are Genuine Constraints?
Chapter 17: Charting Your Path
Chapter 18: Finding Ways to Flourish
Conclusion
Compilation of Reflection Questions
References
In Teaching a Future President, Herrmann lays out a powerful argument for the design of learning experiences that make a difference, while offering practical guidance aimed at bringing to life the classrooms that both teachers and their students crave.
— Jennifer Cheatham, Director of the Public Education Leadership Project and Senior Lecturer on Education at Harvard University
This book is, at once, inspirational and practical. It offers a provocative and compelling way to envision the aims and purposes of education. And it provides tangible strategies for educators who want to help their students tackle impossible problems.
— Janine Remillard, Professor and Director of Teacher Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
Today's students are Iiving in an increasingly complex world requiring in depth learning that will prepare them to solve "almost impossible problems" awaiting them. In this timely and inspired book, Zachary Herrmann examines the types of forward-looking educational experiences necessary to equip and empower students to take risks, accept and learn from failure, and be prepared to work in teams to solve the most difficult problems awaiting them. This book is a must-read for educators, parents, students and all of us who believe in the power of education to shape the future with new possibilities in thinking and creative problem solving. Dr. Herrmann provides a transformative vision for what students need to be experiencing in their learning for the betterment of the world.
— Eric Witherspoon, Superintendent, Evanston Township High School, Evanston, Illinois; Former Superintendent, Des Moines Independent Community School District, Des Moines, Iowa