Nel Noddings writes, "people differ on what they mean by caring... some policymakers and educators believe that caring is a pedagogical virtue demonstrated by forcing students to achieve the skills and acquire the knowledge that has been prescribed for them." this book represents a response to that perspective based on "the relation containing carer and cared-for." In other words, "we must respond sensitively, if not always positively, to expressed needs that are morally and educationally defensible." Book-length (222 pages) PDF file.