The Teaching Profession
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 316
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 316
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A major goal of this text—aside from providing an overview of K–12 education in the United States and of the teaching profession—is to help readers discern whether teaching might be a good career choice for them.
It offers an exciting yet realistic glimpse into what it is like to be a teacher in today’s schools and classrooms. Many individuals taking an introductory education course want to know if they have the attitudes, aptitudes, skills, and dispositions to be successful in this field. Thus, this introductory textbook aims to provide those who are considering teaching as a career with the information needed to make an informed decision. Many prospective teachers have misconceptions about teaching and are overly optimistic in their expectations. Although idealism has its advantages, naïveté for a beginning teacher could be problematic.
The aim of this text is to be straightforward and realistic in the portrayal of what it is like to teach, without deterring capable and caring individuals from the field.
Chapter 1: The Call to Teach
Chapter 2: The History of American Schooling
Chapter 3: How Students Learn
Chapter 4: A Closer Look at Today's Students
Chapter 5: Shaping Classroom Culture
Chapter 6: Curriculum and Assessment
Chapter 7: Teaching in the 21st Century
Chapter 8: Contemporary Concerns
Chapter 9: Becoming a Teacher
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Dr. Kevin M. Jones Sr. serves as Dean of the School of Education and Social Work at Cedarville University. He is a native of West Louisville, Kentucky and has been married to his high school sweetheart for 20 years. He is a graduate of Kentucky State University, earned two master’s degrees from The University of Kentucky and earned his Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Spalding University. He started his career as a first-grade teacher and has served in public and Christian education institutions. Some of his other publications are; "The Teaching Profession“, "The Armor of God Kids Bible”, “Jesse Owens: A Life in American History”, “Perspectives on Family Ministry,” Second Edition, and “Removing the Stain of Racism”. He serves as Editor in Chief for “Education Insights: A Journal of Research, Theory and Practice.” He speaks at stateside and international conferences on education, diversity, family ministry, fatherhood, and leadership. He and his high school sweetheart, Demica, have three children: Kennedi, Kevin Jr, and Karsynn.