Rethinking Language Arts: Passion and Practice

Interweaving stories, dialogues, plays, poetry, lesson plans, course designs, and students journals with reflections on philosophical, pedagogical, political and psychological questions arising in teaching, Nina Zaragoza unfolds before our eyes the drama of educating our young, with all its challenges and paradoxes and joy and rewards.

 

Reviews:

“You truly inspired me.  I have taken so much from you into my own classroom.  Not only ideas regarding poetry and writing, but the strength I have as a teacher is in large part what I learned from you.  I have read your book several times over the years.  It always brings focus to my teaching, and reminds me where I'd like to be.” 
-Yara, Elementary School Teacher; Arizona (former student of Dr. Zaragoza)

“Not only am I inspired by your message itself but by the strength and conviction with which you deliver it. I have been looking for someone to reinforce my belief that each child has unique and equal gifts and that it is up to a teacher to recognize and help them share these in a community. As your book demonstrates, writing builds confidence.  Not only this, but that teachers can create a place where weaknesses are looked at as opportunities and accomplishment is recognized and rewarded in terms of self growth.” 
-Janessa, University Student and Teacher; Arizona