Myles Horton

Herbert R. Kohl

Judith Kohl

Myles Horton traces the history of the Highlander Folk School, exploring how the school has influenced notable figures in the civil rights movement, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Eleanor Roosevelt, and discusses how the school has served as a catalyst for social change.

An Autobiography

The Long Haul

a lifelong teacher gains the wisdom of youth

Painting Chinese

Cynthia Stokes Brown

Evaluates the ways in which the story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott is misrepresented to children.

How We Tell the Story of Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott

She Would Not be Moved

A collection of essays explore the educator's views on teaching, learning, and the value of public education, includes thoughts on learning refusal, and the value of optimism

And Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment

"I Won't Learn from You"

Colin Greer

The editors of "A Call to Character" present an anthology of thought-provoking and inspiring poetry and prose to help readers think about the complexities of moral action and reflect on the power of imagination to solve moral problems.

A Treasury: the Role of Values in a Complex World

The Plain Truth of Things

Insight, the Substance and Rewards of Teaching

Reading, how to

A literary collection includes essays about each work, and emphasizes self-discovery and character development

A Family Treasury : of Stories, Poems, Plays, Proverbs, and Fables to Guide the Development of Values for You and Your Children

A Call to Character

Herbert Kohl shows how to explore improvisation with young people, and to use dialogue and monologue to help students begin to write their own plays, and adapt plays and stories for performance. He provides wonderful descriptions of adapting Alice in Wonderland, Hamlet, Antigone, and other great works.

Developing Plays with Young People

Making Theater

Discusses the meaning conveyed to children from books like "Babar, the Elephant," and "Pinocchio," and takes a look at the history of public education

Herbert R. Kohl

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