{"product_id":"what-the-best-college-teachers-do-9780674013254","title":"What the Best College Teachers Do","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a great teacher great? Who are the professors students remember long after graduation? This book, the conclusion of a fifteen-year study of nearly one hundred college teachers in a wide variety of fields and universities, offers valuable answers for all educators. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short answer is--it's not what teachers do, it's what they understand. Lesson plans and lecture notes matter less than the special way teachers comprehend the subject and value human learning. Whether historians or physicists, in El Paso or St. Paul, the best teachers know their subjects inside and out--but they also know how to engage and challenge students and to provoke impassioned responses. Most of all, they believe two things fervently: that teaching matters and that students can learn. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn stories both humorous and touching, Bain describes examples of ingenuity and compassion, of students' discoveries of new ideas and the depth of their own potential. \u003ci\u003eWhat the Best College Teachers Do\u003c\/i\u003e is a treasure trove of insight and inspiration for first-year teachers and seasoned educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674013254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 5.63w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/03\/2005 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2004 pg. 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2004 pg. 1247\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/22\/2005 pg. 51\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ken Bain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639824085148,"sku":"9780674013254","price":31.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5f89313a-0188-4370-8a5b-831e996e94af.jpg?v=1607545372","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/what-the-best-college-teachers-do-9780674013254","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}