Teacher Education with an Attitude: Preparing Teachers to Educate Working-Class Students in Their Collective Self-Interest

TEACHER EDUCATION WITH AN ATTITUDE

TEACHER EDUCATION WITH AN ATTITUDE Preparing Teachers to Educate Working-Class Students in Their Collective Self-Interest EDITED BY Patrick J. Finn and Mary E. Finn State University of New York Press Published by STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS ALBANY© 2007 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying , recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, address State University of New York Press 194 Washington Avenue, Suite 305, Albany, NY 12210-2384 Production by Judith Block Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Teacher education with an attitude : preparing teachers to educate working-class students in their collective self-interest / edited by Patrick J. Finn, Mary E. Finn. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-7035-0 (alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-7914-7036-7 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Teachers—Training of—Curricula—United States. 2. Multiculturalism-—Study and teaching (Higher)—United States. I. Finn, Patrick J. II. Finn, Mary E. LB1715.F455 2007 370.71'173—dc22 2006013429 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For our grandsons Harry, Lewis, Moe, and PJ ...