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<p><b>Introduction 1</b></p> <p><b>Chapter One Challenging</b></p> <p>1. Jenna Fournel (Alexandria, Virginia) 6</p> <p>2. Mark Rockeymoore (Montreal, Quebec) 8</p> <p>3. Jan Resseger (Cleveland, Ohio) 10</p> <p>4. Gloria Ladson-Billings (Madison, Wisconsin) 12</p> <p>5. Loretta Goodwin (Washington, D.C.) 14</p> <p>6. Bruce Deitrick Price (Virginia Beach, Virginia) 16</p> <p>7. Arne Duncan (Washington, D.C.) 17</p> <p>8. Angela Valenzuela (Austin, Texas) 19</p> <p>9. Carl Glickman (Athens, Georgia) 21</p> <p>10. Andrew Margon (Brooklyn, New York) 23</p> <p>Challenging: Five Things You Can Do 24</p> <p><b>Chapter Two Engaging</b></p> <p>11. Renee Moore (Cleveland, Mississippi) 30</p> <p>12. Amy Estersohn (Chicago, Illinois) 32</p> <p>13. Maritza Brito (Brick, New Jersey) 34</p> <p>14. Kevin McCann (Halifax, Nova Scotia) 36</p> <p>15. Margaret Owens (Palo Alto, California) 38</p> <p>16. Larry Mya_ (Boston, Massachusetts) 40</p> <p>17. John Goodlad (Seattle, Washington) 42</p> <p>18. Sitembiso Ncube Maduma (San Bernardino, California) 44</p> <p>19. Elijah Cummings (Baltimore, Maryland) 46</p> <p>20. Jill Vialet (Oakland, California) 48</p> <p>Engaging: Five Things You Can Do 51</p> <p><b>Chapter Three Supportive</b></p> <p>21. Al Franken (Washington, D.C.) 56</p> <p>22. Jenifer Fox (Austin, Texas) 58</p> <p>23. Michelle Durange (Littlestown, Pennsylvania) 60</p> <p>24. Zainab Ali (Los Angeles, California) 62</p> <p>25. Susan Oliver (Waterford, Virginia) 64</p> <p>26. Gary Cohen (Wayzata, Minnesota) 66</p> <p>27. Chantale Soekhoe (Brooklyn, New York) 68</p> <p>28. Emily Gasoi (Washington, D.C.) 70</p> <p>29. Cassandra Carland (Keene, New Hampshire) 73</p> <p>30. Carrie A. Rogers (Rancho Cucamonga, California) 75</p> <p>Supportive: Five Things You Can Do 77</p> <p><b>Chapter Four Relevant</b></p> <p>31. R. Dwayne Betts (Washington, D.C.) 82</p> <p>32. Robert McLaughlin (Concord, New Hampshire) 84</p> <p>33. Deborah Meier (Hillsdale, New York) 86</p> <p>34. Jamal Fields (Livermore, California) 88</p> <p>35. Jenerra Williams (Boston, Massachusetts) 90</p> <p>36. Patrick Ip (Chicago, Illinois) 92</p> <p>37. Gerlma A. Johnson (Detroit, Michigan) 94</p> <p>38. Anonymous 96</p> <p>39. Ahniwake Rose (Washington, D.C.) 97</p> <p>40. James Comer (New Haven, Connecticut) 98</p> <p>Relevant: Five Things You Can Do 100</p> <p><b>Chapter Five Experiential</b></p> <p>41. Joel Ellio (Limpopo Province, South Africa) 106</p> <p>42. Terry Pickeral (Bellingham, Washington) 109</p> <p>43. Elizabeth Rogers (South Portland, Maine) 111</p> <p>44. Steve Moore (Kansas City, Missouri) 112</p> <p>45. Jill Davidson (Providence, Rhode Island) 115</p> <p>46. Rachel Barnes (Chatham, Massachusetts) 117</p> <p>47. Stedman Graham (Chicago, Illinois) 119</p> <p>48. Stephen Vick (Chicago, Illinois) 121</p> <p>49. Liz Lerman (Baltimore, Maryland) 123</p> <p>50. Maya Soetoro-Ng (Honolulu, Hawaii) 125</p> <p>Experiential: Five Things You Can Do 128</p> <p><b>Epilogue George Wood</b></p> <p>Ted Sizer (Harvard, Massachusetts) 133</p> <p>About the Editor 135</p> <p>About the Campaign 137</p> <p>Acknowledgments 149</p>

<p><b>THE EDITOR</b> <p><b>SAM CHALTAIN</b> <b>(www.samchaltain.com)</b> is a Washington DC-based writer, educator, and strategic consultant. Sam has also been a classroom teacher; the national director of the Forum for Education and Democracy, an education advocacy organization devoted to restoring the public purpose of public education; and the founding director of the Five Freedoms Project, a national program that helps K-12 principals create more democratic learning communities. He is the author and coauthor of several books, including <i>American Schools: The Art of Creating a Democratic Learning Community</i>.

<p><b>FACES OF LEARNING</b> <p>EVERYONE HAS A PERSONAL LEARNING story—a time when they were challenged beyond their usual limits, when they actively engaged in the search for meaning, or when they first discovered the power and uniqueness of their own voices. <p><i>In Faces of Learning</i>, fifty individuals—from well-known public figures to ordinary Americans—share inspirational stories about transformational teachers, powerful learning environments, and pivotal moments of self-discovery. Taken together, these authors' stories uncover a common understanding of what it feels like and what it requires to discover one's purpose, passion, and capacity for greatness. Edited by Sam Chaltain, this important book is designed to engage us all in a thoughtful consideration of what powerful learning, highly effective teaching, and equitable school systems must look like—and what they can provide for children as a result. <p><i>Faces of Learning</i> is divided into five sections—<i>challenging, engaging, supportive, relevant</i>, and <i>experiential</i>—each of which illuminates a core condition of the optimal learning environment. From social workers to students to the Secretary of Education himself, the individuals whose stories are gathered here help add to the collective wisdom, and help us get closer to answering the only question that really matters: "How can we best support educators in their work to create schools that are more challenging, engaging, supportive, relevant, and experiential?" <p>To learn more, to get involved, and to share your own story, visit <b>www.facesoflearning.net</b>.

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