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William Germano, Kit Nicholls: Syllabus (EBook, 2020, Princeton University Press) 5 stars

Generations of teachers have built their classes around the course syllabus, a semester-long contract that …

Lively, impassioned read, with plenty of practical tips

5 stars

Great book. The authors clearly care a great deal about the practice of teaching, or do a good job of advocating for critical generosity, collaboration, improvisation, and alliance in the classroom. At the same time, holding a relatively tight focus on the syllabus as a document and design for student work made the whole thing feel more manageable. I particularly valued the chapters on classtime, reading lists, and the sounds of learning.