Reviews for The Passionate Teacher: A Practicial Guide

The average rating for The Passionate Teacher: A Practicial Guide based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-14 00:00:00 James Montgomery Fried develops the thesis that it is crucial to be passionate about what we teach. In this book he uses real examples to show us what this means while developing the theory behind his thesis. He then goes on to show us how it can be done in practice, again using real classrooms as examples to illustrate his ideas. While admitting the difficulties in enacting such teaching, he also pushes teachers to look for where and how they can begin to make changes.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-11-16 00:00:00 Patrick Crosby I know that this book is a little outdated, and that might be why a lot of what Fried says is not possible in a lot of schools today. Teachers do not have as much flexibility and freedom as he suggests that could have in making classes and content more interesting and interactive. I would love to be able to engage in some of the examples he explained in the book, but with constant testing and strictness in schools today (at least the ones I have worked in), it's just not possible.