Description:
This book explores themes of care, responsivity, and relational ethics in education, drawing on philosophers and empirical data. It addresses the complexity of teaching and suggests ways stakeholders can improve the education system by focusing on teaching as human interaction.
Review Quotes:
Readers of this superb book will be convinced by the end of it that kindness and care are fundamental
to good teaching. Based on vast teaching experience and a philosophy of care ethics, Alexis Jones portrays teaching as a far 'messier' human interaction than is ever formally recognized. Using scholarly debate
and wonderfully narrated examples, the book advocates an ethics of care for teachers navigating interminable choices in almost every moment. But beware thinking that teaching-the-Alexis-Jones-way
is a soft option. Quite the contrary, striving similarly for academic attainment and caring teacher - student relationships involves challenging endeavors for both teacher and student alike. -David Walker, The University of Alabama