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A 5 page report of the book “The
Skillful Teacher” by Stephen D. Brookfield. No additional sources cited.
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It seems that every time we turn around a new approach is being heralded as the best in terms of teaching and helping students to excel. Most of these works
come and go, as they more often than not, involve fads of sorts. A recent book, however, that seems to address some timeless issues is "The Skillful Teacher" by Stephen
D. Brookfield. In Brookfields book we see a personal approach to teaching students, and approach that not only takes the students into account, but also the teacher. In the following
paper we examine Brookfields book, providing an overview of his work. The Skillful Teacher Brookfields first chapter, titled, "Teaching: A Complex and Passionate Experience," is a very informative chapter
that also serves to introduce the work very well. It is a chapter which illustrates how teaching is, or should be, a very passionate reality for teachers. This is not
to say that teaching does not have some very complicated realities, but that with enough passion and commitment a teacher can make it through any problems, encouraging the students to
do well understanding that the teacher is truly interesting in the aspect of teaching. It should be noted that Brookfields work primarily addresses adult students, college students. Too often these
students are not approached as though they were adults, a reality that Brookfield sees as very damaging to the teacher and learning process. Bearing this aspect in mind we see
this first chapter as intriguing and very enlightening for college students do not need to be forced to learn, as though they were children. They need to be approached as
adults, from a teacher who is an adult and who is passionate about the entire learning process. In the second chapter, titled, "Developing a Personal Vision of Teaching," Brookfield
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