 Mentors in the Making: Developing New Leaders for New Teachersreviewed by Robert V. Bullough, Jr. - February 03, 2006  Title: Mentors in the Making: Developing New Leaders for New TeachersAuthor(s): Betty Achinstein and Steven Z. Athanases (Eds.) Publisher: Teachers College Press, New York ISBN: 0807746363, Pages: 196, Year: 2006 Search for book at Amazon.com Betty Achinstein and Steven Athanases set the context for Mentors in the Making by noting several challenges facing education in the twenty-first century: the need for literally millions of new teachers in the United States; high turn over among new teachers and the difficulties many beginners confront when teaching in “high-poverty communities”; and a range of work conditions that discourage a long-term commitment to teaching and limit opportunities for learning on the job while encouraging isolation and disengagement. Underscoring the importance of quality teaching to student learning, they write: “Beyond retention, developing the quality of new professionals is paramount” (p. 4). High-quality mentoring, they argue, is central to achieving both aims. But not just any kind of mentoring will do: “Mentoring is often limited to socio-emotional support, guidance in local policies, or technical suggestions for management, rather than reform-minded, standards-based teaching and critical reflection on practice to meet the needs... (preview truncated at 150 words.) To view the full-text for this article you must be signed-in with the appropriate membership. Please review your options below:
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