Nel Noddings is Lee Jacks Professor of Education, Emerita,
at Stanford University. Her books include Education and Democracy
in the 21st Century, When School Reform Goes Wrong, The Challenge
to Care in Schools, Educating Citizens for Global Awareness,
Educating for Intelligent Belief or Unbelief, and Educating Moral
People.
Laurie Brooks is on the board of Provident Financial
Services and serves on advisory boards for programs at North
Carolina State and Rutgers Universities.
“Brilliant! This is a book that all educators and parents should
read. Noddings and Brooks—well known in their respective fields,
and also a mother/daughter team—make a strong and persuasive case
for the fundamental need to develop critical thinking that starts
in the elementary school in order to nurture moral commitment among
students. They paint a landscape that outlines the pressing topics
(such as religion, race, gender, equity, justice, and freedom)
facing society today. They carefully trace the historical roots of
these, outline the current issues and, with practical suggestions,
show how they might be addressed in classrooms. They make
compelling arguments in addressing why such topics need to be
integrated across the curriculum and how critical thinking is so
central in developing a thoughtful moral imperative in which
society can survive and thrive.” - Lynn Butler-Krisber, McGill
University
"One of the most common mistakes about good teachers is that they
avoid controversy and open moral commitment. Noddings and Brooks
not only show why this is a mistake, they also show how teachers
can engage controversy and express their moral values in an
educationally inspiring way. This is a brilliant and timely book
that will transform how many readers will think about what good
teaching can accomplish." - Eamonn K. Callan, Stanford
University
"Brooks and Noddings offer a timely and inspirational guide for
teaching critical thinking in American schools. With deep roots in
American philosophy and traditions, this book inspires us to teach
students to question authority while fostering meaningful
conversations about the difficult issues confronting our nation.
This book offers a recipe for nurturing the next generation of
caring and critical democratic citizens.” - Andrew Fiala,
professor, California State University, Fresno
“With thoughtful and accessible prose, Noddings and Brooks explore
the fundamental, “hot button” issues that course through our
history—religion and race, equality and justice, poverty and
patriotism, capitalism and class—helping readers understand the
profound connections between critical thinking and moral
commitment. Chock-full of contemporary and historical examples,
their book offers educators myriad examples of how to help students
learn to talk with and listen to others and to understand the
fullness of our collective humanity.” - Suzanne M. Wilson,
University of Connecticut
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