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A Visual History
Dr Deirdre Rafferty
Fil Rouge Press
(distributed in the UK by Search Press)
18 April 2016/ ISBN 9780992792336
Non Fiction / Education / Teaching / History
Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
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This
handsomely illustrated hardcover book would make a wonderful
gift for the teacher in your life. This is a visual history
of the teaching profession with insights into the work of famous
teachers, as well as taking a look at teachers in print and
on the screen.
Starting at the beginning in antiquity, the book takes a look
at the profession prior to 1800 in the first chapter, followed
in subsequent chapters by the 19th and 20th centuries before
dealing with the present. In between are short chapters consisting
of a couple of pages that look briefly at academic dress, poets
who were teachers, and famous modern champions of education.
Within the individual sections are pieces on education in different
countries and during times of unrest, such as the world wars
and Depression, as well as looking at the evolving role of the
teacher due to social change. This is an uplifting book, concentrating
on the best of the education system and concentrating on pioneers
and those who altered the profession for the better. There are
photographs and illustrations on every page, showing what these
people looked like, wore, and the world they taught in. From
Greek philosophers to Maria Montessori, Goodbye Mr Chips to
Harry Potter this is an attractive book that should grace any
educator’s coffee table.
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