Learning to Mentor-as-Praxis: Foundations for a Curriculum in Teacher Education

Lily Orland-Barak offers us a breathtaking work of science—ction. Or perhaps I should say ‘science and—ction. ’ The science side of the equation employs sophisticated technique for observing and describing interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics among professionals in education. Both dramatic and seemingly ordinary episodes in the lives of teachers in relational tension with one another are analyzed with scientific care, precision, and insight. The scientific study of mentoring is like the...