Teaching by Heart
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In the book, Teaching by Heart (2001), Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld uses her 45 years of experience in early childhood education, as well as stories shared by other educators, as a way of trying to infuse the joy of learning back into those who teach. In Chenfeld's opinion, teaching has become a test-driven pressure-filled time-bomb where children are hounded to succeed beginning with 3 year olds and continuing on up through the rest of a child's educational experience. In the midst of the anxiety that adults have over whether or not their children are able to perform or exceed their grade level, the excitement and fun of learning and teaching has been lost (2001). The 20 chapters included in the book are each separate essays, which have also appeared elsewhere in such journals as Educational Leadership and Phi Delta Kappan, that discuss different aspects and perspectives of teaching. For example, in the chapter entitled "Telling Time," Chenfeld recounts how one kindergarten teacher seemed to view her class dancing and singing to the "Banana Boat Song" as "killing time" before the end of class. Yet, Chenfeld, joining in
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