Contents : Part 1 :Thinking about teaching : making the decision: Becoming a teacher: looking foward and backward at the same time -- Teaching stories: -- Part 2 : The evolution of schools and teaching practices: A history of schooling in America -- Exploring the nature of teaching and learning -- Part 3 : Looking at today's schools: Who are today's students -- Contemporary trends in education -- The digital revolution and education -- Globalization and education -- Part 4 : Classrooms, communities, and you: The classroom as community -- Making the decision to become a teacher.