The Dream and the Reality of Teaching : Becoming the Best Teacher Students Ever Had

The dream of teaching is of a career that can be fascinating, meaningful, inspiring, and rewarding. The reality of teaching is one of a career that can be exhausting, frustrating, heartbreaking, and disappointing. How can the dream endure and thrive white the reality is confronted and mastered? Keen J. Babbage guides prospective teachers through an analysis of the profession they are considering and of their match with that profession. For one who is already in a teaching career, this book gives the reader an opportunity to reflect on progress that has been made, problems that have been encountered, and how to hold onto the dream of teaching while facing the increasingly complex reality of teaching. Book jacket.