Dulay, Ricky N. October 16, 2013 MA PolSci WHY !A"H# $%ook Re&ie'( ).

Su**ary W+y teac+ i, a book t+at i, i-te-.e. to a..re,, all teac+er,/ ea0er-e,, 1or ti2, o- t+e 3'+at4 a-. t+e 3+o'4 o1 teac+i-0. )t al,o ,eek, to a-,'er a *ore 1u-.a*e-tal 5ue,tio- '+ic+ i, t+e 3'+y4 o1 teac+i-0. +e aut+or o1 t+e book 2o,it, t+e 5ue,tio-, '+y be a teac+er# Accor.i-0 to +i*, a*o-0 our *oti&e, 1or c+oo,i-0 a teac+i-0 career, t+i, o-e ,ta-., out6 'e e72ect teac+i-0 to be 1u-. +e aut+or lai. .o'- ,o*e ti2, t+at 'e ca- u,e to beco*e a- e11ecti&e a-. e11icie-t teac+er. A*o-0 t+e,e ti2, are6 Stayi-0 ali&e i- t+e cla,,roo*, Al'ay, 2re2are, Acti&ity, Reality, +e 8ital, Hu*or, No&elty, a-. +e 8oice. "+a2ter )) o1 t+e book talk, about ti2, o- ,tayi-0 ali&e it+e cla,,roo*. Accor.i-0 to t+e aut+or, teac+er, ,+oul. kee2 i- *i-. t+e ol. 9ati- ,ayi-0, Nemo dat quod non babet, *ea-i-0 you ca-/t 0i&e to ot+er, '+at you .o-/t +a&e your,el1. Our ,tu.e-t, 'ill be i-tere,te. o-ly i1 'e are. +i, *ea-, t+at 'e *u,t -e&er ,to2 ,tu.yi-0 a-. .o-/t :u,t rely o- +abitual k-o'le.0e. %ecau,e o-ce our ,tu.e-t, ,e-,e t+at a teac+er i, ,cra2i-0 t+e botto*, i, -o lo-0er 0ro'i-0 i- curio,ity a-. k-o'le.0e about t+e ,ub:ect o1 i-,tructio-, t+eir atte-tio- le&el ,i-k, too. "+a2ter ))) 0i&e, a.&ice, o- 2re2ari-0 our le,,o-,. +ere are t'o ki-., o1 2re2aratioaccor.i-0 to t+e aut+or, re*ote a-. 2ro7i*ate. +e 1ir,t i-clu.e, all t+e trai-i-0 'e +a&e u-.er0o-e be1ore actually e-teri-0 t+e teac+i-0 2ro1e,,io-, t+o,e lo-0 year, o1 1or*al e.ucatio-. )t al,o i-clu.e, t+e co-ti-ue. ,tu.y a-. i-tere,t 'e .e&ote to t+e 2articular ,ub:ect 'e are teac+i-0. Ne7t i, to 1i-. 'ay, to i-.uce our ,tu.e-t, to 0i&e t+eir '+ole+earte. atte-tio- to u,. o .o t+at 'e *u,t k-o' ,o*et+i-0 about t+e 2,yc+olo0y o1 atte-tio-. +e rule t+ere1ore i, -e&er to 'alk i- t+e cla,,roo* col.. We *u,t k-o' i- a.&a-ce e7actly '+ere 'e are 0oi-0, '+at *aterial 'e i-te-. to co&er. Meticulou, 2la--i-0 i, -ece,,ary, a, t+e aut+or i*2lie,. +e ,u2re*e c+alle-0e 'e 1ace a, a teac+er i,, 'e *u,t al'ay, 1i-. 'ay, to e-tice our 2u2il, to ,it u2 a-. li,te- 'it+ ,2o-ta-eou, atte-tio-. +i, i*2lie, t+at it i, -ot u,ually t+e ,ub:ect *atter o-e i, teac+i-0 t+at ca2ture, t+e ,tu.e-t,/ atte-tio- but t+e 'ay t+e ,ub:ect *atter i, 2re,e-te.. He-ce, al'ay, 2re2are. "+a2ter )8 .i,cu,,e, acti&ity a, o-e u,e1ul 1actor 1or 0ai-i-0 atte-tio- i- t+e cla,,roo*. +e aut+or tell, u, t+at teac+er, *u,t ac5uire t+e ,kill o1 .e&i,i-0 0oo. 5ue,tio-, a-. a,ki-0 t+e* 2ro2erly, +e-ce, bri-0i-0 our ,tu.e-t, i-to t+e act. )t i, al,o

u,e1ul to e*2loy t+e ,o calle. Socratic Met+o. i- teac+i-0. )- t+e ,a*e *a--er, 'e *u,t al,o e-coura0e our ,tu.e-t, to a,k 5ue,tio-, '+ic+ coul. be a- occa,io- 1or a 0e-eral .i,cu,,io-. "+a2ter 8 .i,cu,,e, a-ot+er 2,yc+olo0ical 1actor 1or 0ai-i-0 atte-tio- i- t+e cla,,roo* '+ic+ i, reality. A teac+er ,+oul. lear- to u,e '+at &i,ual ai., a-. ot+er 2ro2, are a&ailable i- t+e ,c+ool;,li.e ,+o',, *a2,, 0lobe,, c+art,, 2icture,, .ia0ra*,, recor.i-0,, &i.eota2e,, a-. ,o o-. All t+e,e a.. a touc+ o1 colour1ul reality to t+e .rab u-i1or*ity o1 t+e cla,,roo*. +e aut+or e-coura0e, u,, teac+er,, to look 'it+i- our,el&e, becau,e -ot+i-0 ca2ture, atte-tio- better t+a- a- a-ec.ote .ra'- 1ro* a teac+er/, 2er,o-al e72erie-ce. We ca- al,o +u-t a-ec.ote, about t+e 2eo2le '+o beca*e 1a*ou, 1or t+eir 'ork i- our ,ub:ect. "+a2ter 8) al,o .i,cu,,e, a-ot+er 2,yc+olo0ical 1actor '+ic+ i, t+e &ital. W+ate&er ,ub:ect 'e are teac+i-0, t+e trick i, to 1i-. ,o*e rea,o- '+y it i, &itally i*2orta-t t+at our ,tu.e-t, *a,ter t+at ,ub:ect. W+e- a-. i1 'e 1i-. it, .o our be,t to i*2re,, t+i, i*2orta-ce o- our ,tu.e-t,. 8itally i*2orta-t, accor.i-0 to t+e aut+or, it i, e-ou0+ t+at a k-o'le.0e o1 our ,ub:ect 'ill co-tribute ,tro-0ly to a co-te-te. li1e. +e aut+or al,o tell, u, t+at i1 'e ca- 1i-. a-y li-k bet'ee- t+e ,ub:ect, 'e teac+ a-. t+e 1uture career a-. co-te-t*e-t o1 our ,tu.e-t,, .o-/t kee2 it a ,ecret. "o-&i-ce t+e* t+at t+e li-k i, 0e-ui-e. <ra.e, al,o .o cou-t. Succe,, i- e7a*i-atio-, i, &itally i*2orta-t to ,tu.e-t,. +ere i, -ot+i-0 'ro-0 'it+ u,i-0 t+i, 1act to arou,e atte-tio-. "+a2ter 8)) .i,cu,,e, +u*or a, a-ot+er u,e1ul 2,yc+olo0ical 1actor 1or 0ai-i-0 atte-tio-. A, t+e aut+or cite., 3=+u*or= ,er&e, a, a rela7atio- 1ro* te-,io- a-. t+u, 2re&e-t, 1ati0ue.4 A-yt+i-0 t+at rela7e, te-,io- a-. 2re&e-t, 1ati0ue i, a- ai. to kee2i-0 ,tu.e-t, a'ake a-. atte-ti&e. >or our ,tu.e-t, our ,e-,e o1 +u*or 'ill li0+te- t+e o-erou, 2roce,, o1 lear-i-0, a-. 1or u, it 'ill bri0+te- *a-y a-. ot+er'i,e 0ray cla,, .ay. Accor.i-0 to t+e aut+or, o-e i*2orta-t 'ay to ,+o' 0oo. +u*or i- t+e cla,,roo* i, by 2rai,i-0 our ,tu.e-t,, bot+ i-.i&i.ually a-. collecti&ely, '+e- t+ey .o a 0oo. :ob. +i, co,t, u, -ot+i-0 a-. o1te- 0i&e, a tre*e-.ou, li1t to t+e ,tu.e-t,, *aki-0 t+e* *ore atte-ti&e a-. a*bitiou, to ,uccee.. "+a2ter 8))) .i,cu,,e, No&elty a, a-ot+er 1actor 1or 0ai-i-0 atte-tio-. +ere are 'ay, o1 ac+ie&i-0 atte-tio- t+rou0+ -o&elty 'it+out 0oi-0 too 1ar, accor.i-0 to t+e aut+or. O-e o1 t+e ea,ie,t i, by breaki-0 our u,ual cla,,roo* routi-e. A, t+e aut+or tell, u,, kee2 c+a-0i-0 t+i-0,. Ne&er 0i&e t+e ,tu.e-t, t+e i*2re,,io- t+at 'e are i- a rut. 9a,tly, "+a2ter )? .i,cu,,e, a-ot+er u,e1ul 1actor 1or 0ai-i-0 atte-tio- '+ic+ i, t+e &oice. %a,ically, t+i, c+a2ter a-,'er, t+e 5ue,tio-, +o' lou. ,+oul. a teac+er/, &oice be# 9ou. e-ou0+ to be +ear. 'it+ ea,e by all 2u2il,. A-. t+e &oice o1 t+e teac+er *u,t be &arie.. i- or.er to a&oi. *o-oto-e, 'e *u,t bear i- *i-. t+e t+ree P/,;Pace $t+at i, t+e -u*ber o1 'or., 'e utter 2er *i-ute(, Po'er or lou.-e,, o1 a &oice, a-. Pitc+ '+ic+ i, a *u,ical ter* .e-oti-0 t+e

locatio- o1 a ,ou-. o- t+e *u,ical ,cale, 1ro* +i0+ to lo'. >i-ally, i.i,cu,,i-0 t+e 3'+y4 o1 teac+i-0, t+e aut+or lea&e, u, 'it+ t+i, a.&ice6 3>or t+e be,t 2art o1 bei-0 a teac+er i, t+at it i, *ore t+a- :u,t a-ot+er :ob. )t i, al*o,t a ,acre. calli-0. All teac+er, are calle., -ot o-ly to i-,truct 2u2il, i- t+eir ,ub:ect $alt+ou0+ to .o t+i, 'ell i, a- e-or*ou,ly &aluable ,er&ice(, but to be 0oo. i-1lue-ce, o- t+e*, e,2ecially i1 t+ey are you-0 a-. i*2re,,io-able=.Re*e*ber '+at you +a&e bee- calle. to. Your 2o'er 1or 0oo. i, e-or*ou,. Alt+ou0+ 5uiet, u-k-o'-, a-. 1ar 1ro* t+e eye, o1 'oul.@be i*2orta-t 2eo2le, your li1e a, a teac+er i, &ery i*2orta-t i- t+e eye, o1 <o.. Stay al'ay, a'are t+at t+o,e eye, are oyou, a-. you/ll be a 1i-e teac+er. Per+a2, e&e- a 0reat o-e.4 )). Per,o-al "riti5ue +e aut+or +a, i-.ee. 0i&e- u, a 0oo. i-,i0+t about teac+i-0. ) a* &ery *uc+ e-li0+te-e. about t+e 2ro1e,,io- ) a* i- ri0+t -o'. o be a teac+er i, really a 0reat c+alle-0e becau,e t+e 1uture o1 t+eir ,tu.e-t, .e2e-., o- t+e* $-ot to *e-tio- ot+er 1actor, ,uc+ a, 1a*ily 2roble*,, etc.(. )-.ee. teac+i-0 i, 1u- a-. ) coul.-/t a0ree *ore 'it+ t+e aut+or. )t i, i- teac+i-0 t+at ) ca*e to u-.er,ta-. le,,o-, t+at ) .o-/t u-.er,ta-. be1ore. )t i, al,o i- teac+i-0 t+at ) ca*e to u-.er,ta-. +o' to .eal 'it+ .i11ere-t 2eo2le o1 .i11ere-t be+a&ior,. )t i, i- teac+i-0 t+at ) ca*e to realiAe t+e i*2orta-ce o1 lear-i-0. ) certai-ly a0ree 'it+ t+e ti2, 2ro&i.e. by t+e aut+or alt+ou0+ ) 'oul. like to a.. o- ,o*e 2oi-t, t+at ) t+i-k t+e aut+or *i,,e. to *e-tio-. )- *y 2er,o-al e72erie-ce a, a teac+er, ,tayi-0 ali&e i- t+e cla,,roo* i, a11ecte. by our i-tere,t i- t+e ,ub:ect a-. ) ab,olutely a0ree 'it+ t+e aut+or t+at 'e ca-/t 0i&e to ot+er, '+at 'e .o-/t +a&e our,el&e,. %a,e. o- e72erie-ce, ye,, t+ey 'ill o-ly be i-tere,te. i1 'e are. %ut '+at cau,e, our a2at+y to ,o*e ,ub:ect, t+at 'e 1ail to arou,e t+e i-tere,t o1 our ,tu.e-t,# ) t+i-k t+i, i, o-e 5ue,tio- t+at t+e aut+or 1aile. to a..re,,. We ca-/t 1orce our,el&e, to be i-tere,te. ot+i-0, '+ic+ .o -ot i-tere,t u, at all. %ut it/, true, t+i, i, '+ere t+e 31ut+i-04 i- teac+i-0 co*e, i-, becau,e 'e are c+alle-0e. by -e' i.ea, a-. lear-i-0. +e 2roble* +o'e&er, 'e o1te-ti*e, e-. u2 +ati-0 t+e ,ub:ect a-. +ate. by ,tu.e-t,. Per+a2, t+e ti2 ,+oul. al,o be u-.er,too. a-. i-ter-aliAe. by our ,u2erior,, ,o t+at t+ey ca- a,,e,, really '+at ,ub:ectB, i, 'it+i- our le&el o1 i-tere,t a-. abilitie,. +e ,a*e 'it+ t+e ratio-ale o1 t+e *ulti2le i-telli0e-ce te,t t+at 'e -ee. to ,tre-0t+e- t+e i-telli0e-ce t+at 'e 0et t+e +i0+e,t ,core t+at 'e ,+oul. al,o be ,tre-0t+e-e. o- t+e ,ub:ect t+at 'e are 0oo. at or i-tere,t u, t+e *o,t. Our e72erti,e o- o-e ,ub:ect i, -e&er t+e ,a*e 'it+ ot+er ,ub:ect,, e,2ecially i1 t+e ,ub:ect i, -ot 'it+i- our le&el o1 i-tere,t a-. ability. Our bei-0 *ulti@ta,ki-0 a, teac+er, al,o +a, li*it,. Per+a2, it i, -ot 'i,e to 2ro*ote u, to our o'i-co*2ete-ce.

) .e1i-itely a0ree 'it+ t+e ti2 0i&e- by t+e aut+or t+at i, al'ay, 2re2are.. ) 0ue,, t+at i, ,o*et+i-0 t+at ) ,+oul. 'ork o- a-. al,o o-e t+i-0 t+at ,+oul. be co-,i.ere. by our ,ub:ect +ea., a-. .ea-,. +i, i, t+e rea,o- t+at ) .o -ot 0i&e too *uc+ 2re,,ure to *y ,tu.e-t, becau,e ) *y,el1 a* 2re,,ure. a-. ) k-o' +o' it 1eel,. +i, i, al,o t+e rea,o- t+at ) 1ail to 2re2are becau,e ) +a&e to *ulti@ta,k '+ic+ i, totally .i11ere-t 1ro* t+e +abit t+at 'e alrea.y +a&e .e&elo2e.;t+e +abit o1 cra**i-0. Pla--i-0 a-. 2re2ari-0 i, i-.ee. &ery +el21ul, e,2ecially 1or -o&ice teac+er,. %ut a, ) ob,er&e. 1ro* *y teac+er,, e,2ecially t+o,e '+o* ) a.*ire. t+e *o,t, t+e -u*ber o1 year, t+at t+ey +a&e bee- teac+i-0 t+e ,ub:ect i, a 0reat 1actor. >or t+ey +a&e *a,tere. t+e ,ub:ect a-. all t+ey -ee. i, to u2.ate it, '+ic+ i, a 2iece o1 cake 1or t+e*. ) al,o ob,er&e. t+i, i- *y o'- e72erie-ce a, a teac+er becau,e i- t'o or t+ree 2re2aratio-,, teac+i-0 t+e ,a*e ,ub:ect, o&er a-. o&er a0ai-, 'e te-. to .e&elo2 *a,tery o1 t+e ,a*e, u-1ortu-ately -ot 1or t+e 1ir,t+a-. cla,,. +i, i, al,o true 'it+ t+e ot+er 1actor, 1or 0ai-i-0 atte-tio- ,uc+ a, acti&ity, reality, t+e &ital, +u*or, a-. -o&elty. ) *ay +a&e co-tra.icte. '+at ) +a&e ,ai. i*y earlier ,tate*e-t about teac+i-0 a ,ub:ectB, t+at i, -ot 'it+i- our le&el o1 i-tere,t, 1or t+e ,a*e ca- be .e&elo2e. .e2e-.i-0 o- t+e -u*ber o1 year, t+at you +a&e bee- teac+i-0 t+e ,ub:ect. +i, really .e2e-., o+o' t+e 2er,o- take, it, t+at i, i1 +e take it a, a c+alle-0e to i*2ro&e better or take it a, a 1ailure or e*barra,,*e-t t+at +e clo,e, +i*,el1 1ro* o22ortu-itie, 1or i*2ro&e*e-t, a-. ) +a&e ob,er&e. teac+er, '+o are a1rai. a-. .are -ot to +a-.le t+e ,a*e ,ub:ect, a0ai-;t+e te-.e-cy i,, t+ey 0i&e it to t+e -e'bie. So*e teac+er, take it 1or 0ra-te. a-. t+ou0+t t+at t+ey ca- 1ool t+eir ,tu.e-t,. +e ti2, 2ro&i.e. by t+e aut+or are really &ery +el21ul to teac+er,, but t+e 2roce,, o1 a.o2ti-0 it *ay &ary 1ro* teac+er to teac+er. %ut ) *ai-tai- *y ar0u*e-t t+at t+e -u*ber o1 year, o1 teac+i-0 i, a 0reat 1actor 1or *a,tery o1 t+e ,ub:ect. +e .o'-,i.e i, t+at ,o*e teac+er, 1ail to *o.er-iAe a-. u2.ate t+eir re,ource, becau,e t+ey belie&e t+at t+ey ca- ea,ily a.a2t to t+e c+a-0e, i- t+e e-&iro-*e-t. %ut '+at ) really *ea- about t+e -u*ber o1 year, o1 teac+i-0 i, i*2ro&i-0 t+e,e ti2, 1ro* ti*e to ti*e. >or t+o,e -u*ber, o1 year, t+at 'e +a&e bee- teac+i-0, 'e te-. to realiAe our *i,take, a-. ,tri&e 1or i*2ro&e*e-t. We e72eri*e-t o- -e' ,trate0ie, 1or t+e ,a*e *ay &ary .e2e-.i-0 o- t+e 0e-eratio- t+at 'e are teac+i-0. Pre2aratioi, ,till t+e be,t ,trate0y t+at ) ca- a0ree 'it+ t+e aut+or 1or it i, a22licable 1or all occa,io-,. +e re,t +o'e&er, are ,till .e2e-.e-t o- certaiocca,io-,. Abo&e all, ) t+i-k t+e 2roble* really i, o- t+e e.ucatio-al ,y,te*. Per+a2, it i, ti*e t+at t+e &i,io-@*i,,io- o1 t+e ,c+ool, be realiAe., i-ter-aliAe. a-. 2ut i-to actio-.