Nel Noddings provides a powerful educational answer to the classic dilemma of narrowing the gap between moral and ethical principle and human behavior. She moves caring from an admirable trait of individual character to a necessary cultural condition--- 'an environment in which moral life can flourish.'" - John I. Goodlad, President, Institute for Educational Inquiry; ""This is a revolutionary book, and everyone concerned with issues of moral education had better read it. Noddings' views are strong and original but carefully thought through and expressed with precision. A spirited and original contribution!"" - John W. Gardner, former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare; ""With these wonderfully provocative essays, Nel Noddings confirms her status as one of our most important educational theorists. She thinks deeply and writes clearly about issues that are both timely, given the current popularity of character education, and timeless, given her invigorating way of connecting classroom practice to the big questions of human life."" - Alfie Kohn, author of The Schools Our Children Deserve