Defining caring as a moral and intellectual relation Reclaiming Caring in Teaching and Teacher
Education positions caring as a crucial factor in the teaching-learning process and as a
powerful professional stance for teachers. After presenting the findings of a study exploring
preservice elementary teachers' initial beliefs and understandings of caring and examining the
ways those preconceptions were challenged during the students' field placement period Lisa S.
Goldstein develops a model of teacher education that identifies commitment community and
passion as the cornerstones of caring teaching. Rooted in the moral and intellectual relation
view of caring this model prepares teachers to build a strong foundation for their
professional practices and to take advantage of the pedagogical power of caring in their work
with children.
