To+Teach

To Teach
Katie Monnin interviews Bill Ayers for the //Graphic Novel Reporter// []

Bud the Teacher writes an open letter to teachers as we return to the classroom in the fall of 2010. The comments are pretty wonderful, too. What do you think of this conversation? How does it relate--or does it--to //To Teach//? []

You might prefer to read this review by Cory Doctorow after you've made your own evaluation of //To Teach//. The comments afterwards almost made me decide not to link to the review: []

In this podcast, Ayers is interviewed about the book, his ideas on education and educational reform, and his recent retirement. You could spend ten minutes in a far worse way than listening to this interview. There are three things I'd like your opinion on if you do listen: what does he say about "teacher training"? how does he reply to the question about managing digressions in an environment where students need to be controlled? What does he say about school reform and what needs to happen (hint: it's part of his response to the question about Mayor Daley's retirement in Chicago). []