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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 371.102 EAN: 9781931498784 ISBN: 1931498784 Label: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 226 Publication Date: 2005-04-30 Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company Studio: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Walking on Water Comment: Jensen's "W.O.W" is part memoir, part polemic on America's industrialized system of education which he has been a part of as a writing teacher in higher ed and the prison system. His arguments for the power of writing as a humanizing force are compelling and inspiring for teachers of writing at any level, and his anecdotes describing his unconventional approach to classroom teaching are thought-provoking for any teacher looking for a fresh perspective on reaching students. And it's a quick and entertaining read! Customer Rating: Summary: forward ever forward Comment: While evangelicals/creationists strive to retard education Derrick Jensen encourages us to inspire and challenge students. Instill passion and imagination and refute mind-numbing dogma. Customer Rating: Summary: A Wonderful Read Comment: This is one of the most moving books I've read in several years. If you are a teacher this book will lead you to re-evaluate and think about what you are doing and how you treat your students. This was the first book that I've read by Derrick Jensen and I look forward to reading the rest of his books in the near future. Customer Rating: Summary: I had to put the book down to say "wow" at least every other page Comment: No seriously, this book is phenomenally self-aware, and self-critical, while also making a strong case for totally dismantling institutionalized education. But Jensen doesn't simply condemn a system built to squash the human spirit, he goes far, far beyond that. For every page explaining the horrors of the traditional educational model and his problems working within it, he provides ten pages of real life examples of how he answered the toughest question of all, "what would you do instead?" The fact that he gives us a peek into his fantastic classes is tempered by his constant reminders that there is no one answer. Instead, we all must constantly probe our innermost depths to find our own answers. How will we confront systems of conformity and discover how to be ourselves? Customer Rating: Summary: Do you teach? Comment: A must have for anyone who works with education...It gives you a fresh outlook on teaching & and that there is a refreshing way to teach various subjects... More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: A startling and provocative look at teaching, writing, creativity and life by a writer increasingly recognized for his passionate and articulate critique of modern civilization. This time Derrick Jensen brings us into his classroom - whether college or maximum security prison - where he teaches writing. He reveals how schools perpetuate the great illusion that happiness lies outside of ourselves and that learning to please and submit to those in power makes us into lifelong clockwatchers. As a writing teacher, Jensen guides his students out of the confines of traditional education to find their own voices, freedom, and creativity.