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Stories from Our Nontraditional Students
By Susan Berheimer
This book speaks to the heart of an urgent task facing teacher preparation programs on today's campuses. How can college instructors work most effectively with a new generation of nontraditional students? How can we help as growing numbers of immigrants, single parents, and returning homemakers struggle to find their way in large and unfamiliar institutions?
For answers educator Susan Bernheimer went straight to the source, interviewing students in poverty who were aspiring to become teachers of young children. Revealing, poignant, and replete with practical insights about learning and inclusion, the students' words reflected their burning wish to become teachers -- a desire that lay hidden beneath their fears and silence. Their stories, a testament to courage and faith, remind us yet again of the pivotal role of the classroom teacher at all levels of education. Bernheimer blends research and interviews with her own classroom experience. She urges educators to integrate students' lives and voices into the curriculum. In a book filled with student narratives, classroom vignettes, and instructional strategies, the author shows rather than tells, inspires rather than judges. New Possibilities for Early Childhood Education offers an "inside" perspective and a new vision for all classroom teachers.
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