Asserts that William Blake's phrase, "eternity's sunrise," captures the essence of the teaching and learning enterprise. Discusses new horizons in education and teachers who are daily reinventing their teaching. Warns against adopting educational change to be fashionable. (PRA)

Talks about the classroom as a garden and how teachers are lonely gardeners. Compares how teachers, gardeners, and illiterate women across the world are connected. (MG)

Suggests that good teaching is not the successful execution of a teacher-directed plan but the collective weaving of personal knowledge and understanding teachers create with students in literacy experiences. (MG)

Discusses the view and role of teachers in society. Argues that teachers need to have agreement on the major issues and allow for varying perspectives on the smaller issues to define their profession and demonstrate something of worth to their students. (MG)