A Book of Interviews with Great Teachers
Monday, August 16, 2010
By: Bill Smoot

In the spirit of Studs Terkel's Working, Bill Smoot interviews master teachers in fields ranging from K-12 and higher education to the arts, trades and professions, sports, and politics. The result suggests a dinner party where the most fascinating teachers in America discuss their various styles as well as what makes their work meaningful to them.

In the spirit of Studs Terkel's Working, Bill Smoot interviews master teachers in fields ranging from K-12 and higher education to the arts, trades and professions, sports, and politics. The result suggests a dinner party where the most fascinating teachers in America discuss their various styles as well as what makes their work meaningful to them.

About the book, Jay Mathews, Washington Post education columnist, has said, "I have spent most of my adult life talking to great teachers. Every one of those interviews has been a delight. Read this fine book and you can get the same thrill."

Bill Smoot teaches English at the Castilleja School in Palo Alto, California, where he has received the Outstanding Teacher Award.

Book Information--
Conversations with Great Teachers
By Bill Smoot
272 pages, 6 x 9
Cloth ISBN 978-0-253-35491-4 $24.95
Publication Date: June 21, 2010
To order: call 1-800-842-6796 or log onto http://iupress.indiana.edu
Visit Bill Smoot's website at: www.billsmoot.com