Secondary Education; An Introduction seeks to provide those who are considering a career in secondary school teaching with a realistic grasp of the field's complexity. We hope that, as a consequence of information presented here, readers will learn to perform their diverse roles confidently an competently. We realize that, as a result of some material introduced in the book, certain readers may decide that secondary school teaching is not for them. In our view, not everyone ought to be secondary school teacher. Those who do decide upon a career in this diffcult field should make their choices on the basis of a clear understanding of the kinds of responsibilities they will assume as secondary school teachers.