"Teaching after all is about knowing children well"<br>—from A Letter to Teachers<p>"Perrone has given us a gift, a book worth reading over many times, an important reflection on his many years of close observation of schools and school people, parents, teachers, children, and their communities."<br>—Deborah W. Meier, principal, Central Park East Secondary School<p>Simple, elegant and full of common sense, these reflections on the art of teaching address the deepest concerns teachers have for their work with children and young people.