1. Wasting Time.

Interlude: Elcira Delgado’s Show.

2. The Game of School up Through the Grades.

Interlude: Heidi Thomas’s First Day of First Grade.

3. Being Curious, Feeling Powerful, and Telling the World What You Know.

Interlude: “Something So Good Wuz Neva So Deadly”.

4. Contemplating Our State Religion, and the Types of Learners Who Attend School Within Its Shadow.

Interlude: Abd Al-Maalik, High School History Teacher.

5. Humanizing “School Talk” in Pursuit of Authentic Learning.

Interlude: Nurturing Passionate Teachers: Making Our Work Transparent Randall Wisehart.

6. Getting Stuck.

Interlude: Fried’s Joy and Misery Index for Educators.

7. No Time to Waste.

Interlude: Jenny O’Neil and City Year: Building a Beloved Community.

Coda: A Lesson Before Teaching.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index.

About the Author.

Acknowledgments.