Teaching toward freedom : moral commitment and ethical action in the classroom / William Ayers.

Between heaven and earth : what is teaching for? -- Turning toward the student : who in the world am I? -- Building a republic of many voices : where is my place in the world? -- Lifting the weight of the world : what are my choices? -- Teaching toward freedom.

In Teaching toward Freedom, William Ayers illuminates the hope as well as the conflict that characterizes the craft of education: how it can be used in authoritarian ways at the service of the state, the church, or a restrictive existing social order-or, as he envisions it, as a way for students to become more fully human, more engaged, more participatory, more free. Using examples from his own classroom experiences as well as from popular culture, film, and novels, Ayers redraws the lines concerning how we teach, why we teach, and the surprising things we uncover when we allow students to become visible, vocal authors of their own lives and stories. This lucid and inspiring book will help teachers at every level to realize that ideal.