Religion and Teaching

This text engages preservice and practicing teachers in considering some of the complex issues related to religion and teaching that all educators face in their interactions with students, parents, administrators, and fellow teachers. These are pervasive issues, not easily resolved, that appear on an ongoing basis in the decisions that teachers must make about their curriculum and how they will teach. The questions are not just about what is legal and what is not, but how a teacher should act in the best interests of all students, both those who are religious and those who are not. This book does not provide answers. professional decisions and actions regarding religion and teaching. This is the sixth volume in Reflective Teaching and the Social Conditions of Schooling: A Series for Prospective and Practicing Teachers, edited by Daniel P. Liston and Kenneth M. Zeichner. It follows the same format as previous volumes in the series. Part I includes five case studies dealing with different aspects of religion in public education. reflections, educators' dialogue about the case, space for readers' reactions to the educators' dialogue, and a summary and additional questions. Part II presents three public arguments representing different views about religion and teaching: secular, religious, and personal pluralistic. Part III offers the authors' personal views on some of the issues addressed in the text, exericses for further reflection, and a list of resources. Religion and Teaching is pertinent for all prospective and practicing teachers at any stage in their teaching careers. It can be used in any undergraduate or graduate course that addresses issues of religion and teaching.