Author: Jane Tompkins
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
sroom and discovers how much of what she learned there needs to be unlearned. A painful and exhilarating story of spiritual awakening, Tompkins' book critiques our educational system, while also paying tribute to it.
A Life In School
Author: Jane Tompkins
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
sroom and discovers how much of what she learned there needs to be unlearned. A painful and exhilarating story of spiritual awakening, Tompkins' book critiques our educational system, while also paying tribute to it.
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
sroom and discovers how much of what she learned there needs to be unlearned. A painful and exhilarating story of spiritual awakening, Tompkins' book critiques our educational system, while also paying tribute to it.
The School of Life
Author: Alain de Botton
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780241985830
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a book about everything you were never taught at school. It's about how to understand your emotions, find and sustain love, succeed in your career, fail well and overcome shame and guilt. It's also about letting go of the myth of a perfect life in order to achieve genuine emotional maturity. Written in a hugely accessible, warm and humane style, The School of Life is the ultimate guide to the emotionally fulfilled lives we all long for - and deserve. This book brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence, with practical topics including: - how to understand yourself - how to master the dilemmas of relationships - how to become more effective at work - how to endure failure - how to grow more serene and resilient.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 9780241985830
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a book about everything you were never taught at school. It's about how to understand your emotions, find and sustain love, succeed in your career, fail well and overcome shame and guilt. It's also about letting go of the myth of a perfect life in order to achieve genuine emotional maturity. Written in a hugely accessible, warm and humane style, The School of Life is the ultimate guide to the emotionally fulfilled lives we all long for - and deserve. This book brings together ten years of essential and transformative research on emotional intelligence, with practical topics including: - how to understand yourself - how to master the dilemmas of relationships - how to become more effective at work - how to endure failure - how to grow more serene and resilient.
Education for Life
Author: J. Donald Walters
Publisher: Crystal Clarity Publishers
ISBN: 1565895169
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Here is a constructive alternative to modern education. The author stresses spiritual values and helping children grow toward full maturity learning not only facts, but also innovative principles for better living. This book is the basis for the Living Wisdom schools and the Education for LifeFoundation, which trains teachers, parents and educators. Encouraging parents and educators to see children through their soul qualities, this unique system promises to be a much needed breath of fresh air.
Publisher: Crystal Clarity Publishers
ISBN: 1565895169
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Here is a constructive alternative to modern education. The author stresses spiritual values and helping children grow toward full maturity learning not only facts, but also innovative principles for better living. This book is the basis for the Living Wisdom schools and the Education for LifeFoundation, which trains teachers, parents and educators. Encouraging parents and educators to see children through their soul qualities, this unique system promises to be a much needed breath of fresh air.
The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Author: Diane Ravitch
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN: 0465014917
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.
Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN: 0465014917
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
Discusses how school choice, misapplied standards of accountability, the No Child Left Behind mandate, and the use of a corporate model have all led to a decline in public education and presents arguments for a return to strong neighborhood schools and quality teaching.
Understanding Life in School
Author: John Quay
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137391235
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137391235
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Attending school is an experience that most people share but this leads us to accept rather than question the experience. Using the philosophies of Heidegger and Dewey, John Quay explores life in schools and juxtaposes the environment of a school camp with that of an academic classroom.
Mad at School
Author: Margaret Price
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472071386
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Explores the contested boundaries between disability, illness, and mental illness in higher education
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472071386
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Explores the contested boundaries between disability, illness, and mental illness in higher education
My Last Year of Life (In School)
Author: Keith Manos
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781612966007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"My Last Year of Life (in School)" could be the sentimental Goodbye, Mr. Chips or the realistic Up the Down Staircase, but it isn't. Instead, the semi-fictional My Last Year of Life (in School) is based on actual events and reveals an insider's close-up and often disturbing look at what outsiders might think is a typical suburban high school. This epistolary novel, told in a diary format, also exposes both the personal and national issues that confront American educators today. As Ethan Miller copes with school board members, students, parents, colleagues, and administrators in his own school district, he also struggles with the issues and tragedies faced by educators across the country based on news reports and website blogs from the 2012-2013 school year during his 35th and last year as an English teacher. My Last Year of Life (in School) is a poignant and enlightening story about a teacher confronting the challenges of his last year in the classroom.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781612966007
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
"My Last Year of Life (in School)" could be the sentimental Goodbye, Mr. Chips or the realistic Up the Down Staircase, but it isn't. Instead, the semi-fictional My Last Year of Life (in School) is based on actual events and reveals an insider's close-up and often disturbing look at what outsiders might think is a typical suburban high school. This epistolary novel, told in a diary format, also exposes both the personal and national issues that confront American educators today. As Ethan Miller copes with school board members, students, parents, colleagues, and administrators in his own school district, he also struggles with the issues and tragedies faced by educators across the country based on news reports and website blogs from the 2012-2013 school year during his 35th and last year as an English teacher. My Last Year of Life (in School) is a poignant and enlightening story about a teacher confronting the challenges of his last year in the classroom.
Life After High School
Author: Susan Yellin
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 085700302X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
*Bronze Medal Winner in the Education / Academic / Teaching Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards* * Bronze Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Education Category * Graduating high school and moving on to further education or the workplace brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and this is especially true for students with disabilities. This useful book provides a complete overview of the issues such students and their families will need to consider, and outlines the key skills they will need in order to succeed once they get there. The authors describe the legal landscape as it applies to students with disabilities in the USA, and how to obtain the proper disability documentation to ensure that the student receives the right support and accommodations in college. Focussing specifically on the issues that affect students with disabilities, they offer advice on everything from dealing with college entrance exams and the college application process, to selecting the right college, visiting the campus, and achieving medical and financial independence away from home. A list of further resources guides students and their families towards additional sources of information and support, and stories of students with disabilities who have made the transition from high school to further education or the workplace are included throughout. This accessible and thoroughly readable book offers help and support to students with disabilities of all kinds, and their families, both before and during the transition to life after high school.
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN: 085700302X
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
*Bronze Medal Winner in the Education / Academic / Teaching Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards* * Bronze Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Education Category * Graduating high school and moving on to further education or the workplace brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and this is especially true for students with disabilities. This useful book provides a complete overview of the issues such students and their families will need to consider, and outlines the key skills they will need in order to succeed once they get there. The authors describe the legal landscape as it applies to students with disabilities in the USA, and how to obtain the proper disability documentation to ensure that the student receives the right support and accommodations in college. Focussing specifically on the issues that affect students with disabilities, they offer advice on everything from dealing with college entrance exams and the college application process, to selecting the right college, visiting the campus, and achieving medical and financial independence away from home. A list of further resources guides students and their families towards additional sources of information and support, and stories of students with disabilities who have made the transition from high school to further education or the workplace are included throughout. This accessible and thoroughly readable book offers help and support to students with disabilities of all kinds, and their families, both before and during the transition to life after high school.
All of Life is a School with Gee Bee Zee - the Little Racer
Author: Kermit Weeks
Publisher: Kwip Publishing
ISBN: 9780979026706
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Explores safety issues to discuss with children.
Publisher: Kwip Publishing
ISBN: 9780979026706
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 64
Book Description
Explores safety issues to discuss with children.
On Confidence
Author: The School of Life
Publisher: School of Life Press
ISBN: 9780995573673
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The difference between success and failure often hangs on a fascinatingly small and elusive concept that our standard education system never touches: confidence. This is a guidebook to what confidence consists of, why we lack it - and how we can acquire more of it in our lives. On Confidence walks us gently and wryly around the key issues that stop us from making more of our potential. We hear about the impostor syndrome, the wisdom of imagining the great in their bathrooms and what Nietzsche and Montaigne (among others) have to tell us about resilience and courage. We often stay stuck with the level of confidence we have because we implicitly regard being confident as a matter of slightly freakish and unrepeatable good luck. In fact, as this essay charmingly shows, the opposite is true. Confidence is a skill based on a set of ideas about our place in the world - and its secrets can quietly and deftly be learnt. What people are saying about On Confidence: “Awesome graphic design and the paper quality is amazing.” Joana “Great content, engagingly written.” Janine “Great life advice without being overly pedantic. Cleverly written, digestible format.” Carolyn
Publisher: School of Life Press
ISBN: 9780995573673
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The difference between success and failure often hangs on a fascinatingly small and elusive concept that our standard education system never touches: confidence. This is a guidebook to what confidence consists of, why we lack it - and how we can acquire more of it in our lives. On Confidence walks us gently and wryly around the key issues that stop us from making more of our potential. We hear about the impostor syndrome, the wisdom of imagining the great in their bathrooms and what Nietzsche and Montaigne (among others) have to tell us about resilience and courage. We often stay stuck with the level of confidence we have because we implicitly regard being confident as a matter of slightly freakish and unrepeatable good luck. In fact, as this essay charmingly shows, the opposite is true. Confidence is a skill based on a set of ideas about our place in the world - and its secrets can quietly and deftly be learnt. What people are saying about On Confidence: “Awesome graphic design and the paper quality is amazing.” Joana “Great content, engagingly written.” Janine “Great life advice without being overly pedantic. Cleverly written, digestible format.” Carolyn