The Art and Science of Teaching provides students with a broad introduction to teaching and education in contemporary U.S. society. The book includes chapters that address such issues as:

• The Purposes of Public Schooling
• The Legal and Organizational Foundations of Public Schooling
• The Epistemology of Education and Learning Theories
• Schooling, Education, and the Educated Person
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Philosophy of Education and Reflective Practice
• Culture, Cultural Diversity, and Schooling
• Race and Racism in Schooling
• Religion and Religious Diversity in U.S. Society
• The Ideals of Democratic Education

This book, written by two experienced teachers and teacher educators, will be of value for both students who intend to become teachers themselves and for anyone who will be a future parent or citizen and wishes to better understand the American educational system.