Issues of Teaching and Learning, 7(4)

A passage from Robert Bolt's play "A Man for All Seasons" between Sir Thomas More and a nobleman named Rich concerning his potential calling:

MORE:: Why not be a teacher? You’d be a fine teacher. Perhaps a great one.
RICH:: And if I was, who would know it?
MORE:: You, your pupils, your friends, God. Not a bad public, that!

What's Inside ITL

Why do we teach? Why do we strive to teach well?

Is teaching rewarding?
Why I teach
Excellence in teaching
Conceptions of teaching
A challenge to all teachers

The Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) invites reader response to its publication ITL. Responses advancing the scholarly debate of issues raised will be published in the Web version of that issue.