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| An Ethic of Excellence: Building a Culture of Craftsmanship in Schools | 
 enlarge | Author: Ron Berger
Publisher: Heinemann
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 103989
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 5.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 0325005966
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.102
EAN: 9780325005966
ASIN: 0325005966
Publication Date: July 30, 2003
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. . . an important book for our time, for teachers, teacher educators, and policymakers.
- Ann Lieberman, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Stop everything youre doing and take the time to really read this. Not once. Not even twice, but over and over. Make your colleagues read it . . . every legislator and policymaker ought to too, so they can see when and where their favorite, best-designed, top-down mandates may actually hinder this kind of culture of high standards. But, of course, what in the end makes it such a good read is in the details, those precious and well-told stories of what the real stuff looks like.
- Deborah Meier, Coprincipal, Mission Hill School, Boston Ron Berger is one of the most remarkable teachers in America today. He sets incredibly high standards in his classes and his students measure up to those standards. Yet Ron Bergers authentic standards bear little resemblance to what passes for standards in todays test-obsessed America. For a reminder of what education can and should be, read this passionate book - and give it to every policymaker whom you know.
- Howard Gardner, Harvard Graduate School of Education . . . passionate stories from an inspiring, ever imaginative teacher whose demands on his students are high and those on himself even higher. He writes of teaching as "an ethic . . . a way of thinking . . . that is built carefully by hand," a craft that defies "scaling up" in mechanistic ways and that requires powerful, autonomous work close to the students.
- Theodore R. Sizer, Founder, Coalition of Essential Schools Drawing from his own remarkable experience as a veteran classroom teacher (still in the classroom), Ron Berger gives us a vision of educational reform that transcends standards, curriculum, and instructional strategies. He argues for a paradigm shift - a schoolwide embrace of an "ethic of excellence." A master carpenter as well as a gifted teacher, Berger is guided by a craftsmans passion for quality, describing whats possible when teachers, students, and parents commit to nothing less than the best. But Bergers not just idealistic, hes realistic - he tells exactly how this can be done, from the blackboard to the blacktop to the school boardroom.
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Inspirational and instructional! Recommended for all educators and administrators! July 29, 2007
Amazing read. Gets to the heart of community, educating children, instilling work ethic, pride, and responsibility. Hands on teaching and learning for students and teachers. EXCELLENT.
Great practical application for teachers July 8, 2006
Berger's method consists of allowing students to learn through real-world applications the concepts taught in class. To do this he integrates concepts of different subject areas for the completion of a project that has real-world application. Usually the projects are based on the community. He starts a project by showing his current students past student work. This sets the standard for excellence. As part of the project, the students create several drafts and improve their drafts based on peer-review. Classmates critique each other's work in a safe environment and through this process raise the excellence of their work. This method creates meaningful learning that many of his students cherished for the rest of their lives because their projects improved their community's lives.
As you read it you'll also appreciate Berger's passion for his students. It's an amazing book! I highly recommend it.
Craftsmanship is the key August 15, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is a great practical example of how to focus as a teacher. Ron Berger brings to light the trouble with current educational trends and shows ways students can be naturally engaged. His students feel mature, bright and capable. Read this book, follow Ron's example. I finished it in a day and it has changed my whole approach to teaching.
Inspiring and practical for educators, parents & clergy January 22, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Teaching is hard," Ron Berger writes in this brilliant, inspiring and practical book of craft wisdom. While his primary audience is educators who focus on building school culture, his ideas for cultivating and maintaining an unwavering work ethic of excellence are gems also for parents, clergy and any one with responsibility for developing the mind and character of a child.
"It is through their own work that their self-esteem will grow," he notes citing numerous vivid examples. Berger writes with clarity, candor and humility. His stories inside and outside the classroom form a compelling narrative in support of his case that all children deserve an education that is this demanding and meaningful.
An educational inspiriation November 18, 2003
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is an inspiration! Written by a teacher, Berger outlines how his school has created a culture of excellence. Through the use of project based learning as the core of the curriculum, they inspire the students to create products of high standards. He explains how and why they do this. His stories of his students show us how all students can produce amazing work. This book reminds us of what real can and should look like.
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