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A decade after publication of his best-selling book, Barth returns to the schoolhouse. Drawing from a career committed to building schools rich in community, learning, and leadership, he shows how to accomplish the most difficult task of school reform-transforming a school's culture so that it will be hospitable to human learning. In an engaging conversational style, he suggests how school people can become the architects, engineers, and designers of their own schools-and of their own destinies.
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"In a very large chorus of proponents of school reform, Roland Barth's voice stands out. As usual, his grounded wisdom makes so much sense. He rightfully puts the locus for improvement in the hands of teachers and principals. He outlines some ideas for creating a community of learners at the local level. He shares some fresh thoughts for developing educational leaders-teachers and principals. But most important, he restores the zest and sacredness of learning-the heart of education." --Terrence E. Deal, Irving Melbo Professor, Rossier School, University of Southern California
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Inspirational.......2007-01-04
This is an excellent book for a teacher looking for inspiration to new heights in the profession. Barth, while at times a bit unrealistic, strikes at the heart of what teachers need to understand about leardership and how to tap this resource within ourselves.
Continual Learning.......2006-11-13
Barth shares the need for experiential learning, craft knowledge and reflection. He encourages the leader to participate in self-renewal by creating a team of followers through a process of decentralization. A connection between learning and leading is established to increase commitment by working towards changing the mindset of others.
The book reemphasized the true need for collaboration and cooperation, as both are instrumental in the change process for campus improvement. Decision making by all parties increased the opportunity for more diverse ideas. Barth discussed the concept of "craft knowledge" or individual expertise that teachers possessed. Professionals brought with them their "massive collection of experiences." Efforts were made to ensure these rich sources were shared and not kept behind classroom doors.As a practicing educator, I found aspects of Barth's book informative and helpful.
Great.......2006-02-19
Completely inspiring! Barth has a way of connecting to the hearts and minds of both educators and policymakers. The tension that exists between those involved in policy, and those within schools should be discussed openly, as it is here.
He opens with a Robert Frost quote that sums up the role of the educator (or should!): "What is done is done for the love of it--or not really done at all." If we love children and schools enough we'll take time to listen to some of the suggestions in this book, and others like it.
The chapter I liked best was chapter six, "Craft Knowledge". Craft knowledge, as Barth defines it, is the "massive collection of experiences and learnings that those who live and work under the roof of the schoolhouse inevitably accrue during their careers". It's important for Ed researchers, policymakers, and educators to make full use of these insights.
I am in grad school for Sec. Ed./ Ed policy, and this has been perhaps the best book I've read so far. It's a quick read, and helps spark your passion for many issues relating to education.
Learning By Heart.......2003-06-21
In this eloquent and simple book, Barth takes on nearly every recent discussion relevant to schools, change, and leadership. He tackles school culture, the learning community, learning, instruction, reflective practice, teacher leadership, barriers to change, risk, and vision. While Barth's subjects are complex, his treatment is simple, and it is for this reason that the book deserves a place on the shelf of every educator and school leader. Barth's achieves simplicity by addressing one key question: How do we make our schools work better? Barth believes first and foremost that schools are capable of improving themselves. Learning and change should come from the heart - the inside - not from government, think tanks, or top-down policies. Learning and change (Barth would probably argue that these two processes are virtually synonymous) require resolve, perseverance, and a willingness to take risks.
Why don't our schools work better? Barth writes that educators themselves have not learned to learn by heart. Educators have become passive recipients of their school cultures instead of active culture-makers. Barth argues that educators must understand their school cultures (to do this, Barth offers plenty of advice) by making discussible the three great nondiscussibles: (1) Principal leadership (2) The way decisions get made, and (3) Race and performance. Having the hard conversations requires the creation and nurturing of a community of learners. How can we create a culture hospitable to learning, if the adults haven't created such a culture for themselves? How do we know if we're still learning? "Once our practice is committed to a folder, once routinization and repetition replace invention, learning curves plummet." (p.22)
Barth questions the traditional "transmission of knowledge model", which he believes remains a pedagogical cornerstone of much instruction. (Here, my sense is that he's mainly critiquing the high school, which, in this book and others about change, seems to be the unacknowledged subject. Why do educational change theorists take on the entire educational process, when it seems that many of the problems they describe are principally endemic to high schools? Why are high school educators so loath to learn from the practices of their colleagues in the elementary and middle schools?) He advocates the experiential model of learning - a constructivist framework. To transform instruction, we need to start having conversations about what we know and how we teach. To have those conversations, we need to put reflection at the center of our practice. Barth's chapter on reflection is the fulcrum on which the other chapters balance. There, Barth urges educators to write, share, and talk. (As a lifelong learner himself, Barth doesn't shy away from self-critique. In this chapter and others, he models reflective practice by sharing with the reader mistakes and misperceptions from his own life as an educator.)
Barth argues forcefully for a more dispersed leadership model than traditional schools have been inclined to embrace. Schools with high achievement rates and low discipline rates typically involve teachers in the most important decisions that affect the school. Teacher leaders are made through reflection and learning. (For those teachers who can't "see" how to do this, Barth offers lots of practical advice on how overcome the impediments and embrace new learning and leadership opportunities.) Teacher leaders likewise will not emerge unless principals cultivate a culture in which people learn and lead. Collaboration and dialogue are certainly two of Barth's most prized values: "The relationship among adults in the schoolhouse has more impact on the quality and the character of the school - and on the accomplishment of youngsters - than any other factor." (p.105) Principals who are territorial, play favorites, and keep their friends closer than their enemies are destined to perpetuate a culture that nurtures repetition instead of learning and maintenance instead of change. Among other things, school leaders must provide opportunity for teachers to get out of the class to pursue their learning, they must provide financial support, and most importantly, encourage risk-taking.
What do school groups need? To improve performance, school groups need group process skills, consensus-building skills, knowledge about how to utilize resources, the capacity to plan and evaluate their work. The primary impediment to school improvement is that too often schools play not to lose instead of playing to win. Schools and educators have become risk-averse. Educators will never overcome this aversion unless we learn to learn together. To do this, there needs to be enough leaders among us, who are willing to learn, share and support. In this book, not only is there plenty to reflect on, but also lots of material for the reader looking for the practical pieces to begin to affect change and improvement.
This Lighthouse Needs More Oil.......2003-01-16
The school is not an island, yet Roland Barth would have it be one replete with his ill-advised lighthouse metaphor. Barth correctly focuses on school culture as one critical component of school success, but unwittingly poisons the idea with disparaging and gratuitous remarks about "imperious central office staff" and his "fantasies" of a school with no parents! A school's culture is the sum of the whole and cannot exclude other stakeholders. Barth offers nothing inherently new or visionary in this book, best evidenced by his statement, "I believe that schools are lighthouses." Does he mean they are immovable or beacons of light? Historical relics or valuable real estate ripe for redevelopment? Barth promotes continued learning by the faculty, but especially the principal. This is hardly an earth-shaking new idea. Barth challenges the reader to be a risk taker and for principals to promote risk taking. Again, a valid cliche, but not enlightening. This lighthouse needs more oil.
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PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON GUIDE TO THE FUNDAMENTALS AND CLINICAL APPLICATIONS OF CARDIOTHORACIC ANESTHESIOLOGY
"The anesthesia resident on a cardiothoracic rotation should be able to consult [this book] the night before a specific case and find sufficient practical information to facilitate his or her participation in its anesthetic management. For the fellow specializing in cardiothoracic anesthesiology, the book should provide a comprehensive study guide"-- from the Preface
Clearly organized into preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative sections covering diagnostics, anesthetic management, and physiologic and pharmacologic principles
Describes most of the diagnostic and evaluation methods currently used for patients with cardiothoracic disease
Explains the basic principles of the diagnostic methodology and the various diagnostic tests; compares values relative to other techniques and reports their limitations
Blends fundamental applications of anesthesiology with a practical focus
Encompasses a broad range of thoracic topics not treated in other references, including medastinal, esophageal, tracheal, lung, airway, aortic and pericardial surgeries
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A beautiful guidebook.......2006-06-27
I bought this book because I am an Gen-X art teacher who saw it in the library of an older teacher. It was hard to find, but I devoured the entire book when it arrived. It's beutiful and insightful, and an inspiration to art teachers and artists everywhere. Corita Kent has touched many of us in the education community, and she guides teachers to foster the bravery to chart into the waters of creativity. I wish I had had the priveledge to work with Corita Kent. Buy this book and cherish it.
Learning By Heart.......2001-10-20
During my doctoral work in Leadership Studies, my literature review on Creativity that led me to Kent/Steward's coloful and wise book. Corita Kent was a woman way ahead of her times, and Jan Steward did the world a favor by collaborating with this amazing artist to share with the world her engaging and charismatic teaching methodology.
This book is a must for all teachers of art, women's studies professors, and anyone interested in creativity, multiculturalism, and leadership. Why don't they republish this treasure so that new readers can access it for a reasonable price? It is worth the $..., but unfair to the humanities!
A Joyful Romp in Creativity.......2001-10-05
Rarely have I met a book that invites me to join in such a luscious romp in creativity. Since this book found its way to me 10 years ago, I keep it close at hand and revisit its pages with the same pleasure as visiting a dear friend. The writing style and images are inviting, informative and inspiring.
This is a valuable tool abundant with ideas for the artist as well as the educator who dreams of a rejuvenation in their teaching and learning. I wish to see this book in print once again, to continue to inspire the joy found in true creativity.
As Education Director for a large arts organization, I desperately need 30 copies to pass on to our teaching artists to ignite the fires we all kindle deeply inside. And then of course, I'll need a spare to takes its place alongside my own rather tattered and loved - Learning by Heart.
Creative gold.......2000-12-16
Since I bought this book about eight years ago, I've loaned it to many who have been loath to return it to me. I continue to hope that it will be republished. I think it deserves a revival. I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in exploring their own creativity or enabling others creativity. This is a resource that should be availble for a long time. Please let me know as soon as it becomes available again.
Learning by Heart in the College Classroom.......2000-07-11
I am using Learning by Heart as a resource with my graduate students in a course called "Research and Teaching in the Humanities". The book has fabulous activities, thoughts, and ideas for encouraging the creative process. I would have used it as the textbook, had it been available! Please encourage the publisher to reissue this wonderful, insightful book!
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Indispensable tool for the Christian counselor.......2007-01-19
You will learn more about human psychology in this one volume than you will ever learn in years of studying Freud, Skinner, Rogers, or anyone else for that matter. Grounded in scriptural teachings like Ezek. 14:3-5, James 4:1-3 and Jonah 2:8 (among many others), this exposition of the idolatry that is rampant in the hearts of humans of every stripe (including Christians, sadly) will provide invaluable insights into what's REALLY going on inside the head and heart of your counselee.
The doctrines laid out in this book have such broad application in so many areas of life, and to such a wide range of counseling issues, that it has become integrated into the standard counseling curriculum for many nouthetic counselors regardless of the counselee's specific presentation problems. If you want to become an effective Christian counselor, you really need to have a grasp on these issues and incorporate them into your counseling practice. Even if you're not a counselor, these teachings are insightful for understanding your own life, thoughts, actions, family, etc. I cannot recommend this book highly enough!
Soul-Searching.......2006-11-10
This is an excellent study!!! You need to be wearing steel-toed shoes while reading it, though! It is very convicting and the author tells it 'like it is'
I recommend this book highly if you want a closer walk with God!!
A Theology of Sanctification.......2006-06-25
Elyse Fitzpatrick has written one of the most helpful books in recent years on practical sanctification. In the tradition of the Puritans, "Idols of the Heart" exposes the true nature of the battle for our desires.
Often a book like this can come across as either heavy (too deep to be practical) or hard (so attacking that people are turned off). Fitzpatrick skillfully avoids both extremes. Her writing is relevent and her focus is positive, even when discussing the negatives of sins of the heart.
Her explanation of desires, idols, and heart sins is thoroughly biblical. She also provides the biblical counseling process for helping oneself or others to put off sin and to put on righteousness. Highly recommended!
Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of "Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction," "Soul Physicians," "Spiritual Friends," and the forthcoming "Sacred Friendships: Listening to the Voices of Women Soul Care-Givers and Spiritual Directors."
Understanding Idolatry and Developing True Love for God.......2004-07-07
Our women's group embarked on the "Idols of the Heart" study about a year ago. We found within the pages the words of a woman who struggled with the same things we all did. One who was transparent, and who told us there was no reason for us to dwell in the temple of self any longer.
I encourage anyone who picks up this book to throw themselves wholeheartedly into the study, and not merely read the chapters and plug in answers to the questions.(which would be difficult to do the way Mrs. Fitzpatrick designed the study)
Where the author refers to the people mentioned in the Bible, find out all you can about their lives, what their idolatry was about, and how it relates to your own life. One thing we all learned was that we can never "lay our weapons down" we must always be on guard because as John Calvin said our hearts are perpetual idol factories.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick shows us the two prong attack the enemy of our souls uses to prod us along the path of idolatry, and gives us the tools we need to bend those prongs back so that when the prong is jabbed towards us it has no sharp edges.
Self-examination is crucial, we must be willing to look at our lives honestly and to lay aside all those things that come before God. There is victory, peace and hope when we do. While our hearts will continually try (notice I said TRY) to resurrect those shatterd idols from the broken shards, or create new idols to replace those that were destroyed; WE MUST bind ourselves to the throne of grace in humility and cling ever tighter to the mercies of God recognizing His unchanging nature, and finally acknowledging our own inability to do or be anything without Him.
What (or who) must you have to be happy?.......2004-06-04
This book shows you why answering that question will reveal the true object of your trust, your hope, your worship. If the answer is anything but the God of the Bible, then you have named the idol of your heart (more likely idolS, if you're honest). The lie of the enemy is that we need something other than God for our happiness. Overcoming this lie with the Truth that ALL of our happiness rests in the Lord of Life is the essence of sanctification. Elyse Fitzpatrick does a great job of explaining these truths. I found her thoughtful questions at the end of each chapter very helpful in applying this crucial material. Why crucial? Because learning to love and enjoy Jesus Christ above all else is training for heaven, the place where we will spend eternity perfectly happy. The reason we will be perfectly happy is because we will finally know that our happiness is in Jesus alone. Heaven is not joy apart from Christ, but perfect joy in Christ, "I say the joys of heaven are not the joys of heaven without Christ; he is the very heaven of heaven." (Richard Sibbes) The quicker we crush the idols of our hearts, the quicker we will experience a measure of the Joy of heaven.
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Learning to Bow has been heralded as one of the funniest, liveliest, and most insightful books ever written about the clash of cultures between America and Japan. With warmth and candor, Bruce Feiler recounts the year he spent as a teacher in a small rural town. Beginning with a ritual outdoor bath and culminating in an all-night trek to the top of Mt. Fuji, Feiler teaches his students about American culture, while they teach him everything from how to properly address an envelope to how to date a Japanese girl.
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Should Have Stayed in Japan Longer.......2007-10-17
As someone who was fortunate enough to have spent 3 years, just recently, in Tokyo prefecture I unfortunately offer no inside knowledge of how the schools operate. Our children attended American schools. I visited one neighboring Japanese school with my daughters' classes for one day only (a fun & enlightening field trip) and I knew a few Japanese women affililated with local Japanese schools; two held very high positions on two different school boards, the other was a pre-school teacher. All three of these ladies were deeply kind, dignified and respectful. That concludes my direct exposure to Japanese schools. I cannot disagree, therefore, with Feiler's account of what happens in the schools. Much of what he wrote regarding school routine was similar to what I had heard with few surprises. From my perspective, however, (and I only spent three years there!), Mr. Feiler appeared to have misunderstood many things-Japanese. He fortunately knew how to poke fun at himelf from the very beginning (with his onsen experience); that was humble of him. To continue writing to an audience whom, presumably, had never been inside Japan, however, was foolish and disrespectful to our Japanese friends and allies. I wondered at times during reading this book if he was, perhaps, trying to convey some immediate-knee-jerk-response to new or shocking experiences that he assumed might also be shared by a reader who has not traveled outside their own country. He could have followed-up with additional information that would help the reader understand some of the behaviors and customs he found to be foreign (visiting the temples and shrines, for example). Fond memories of our treasured Japanese friends and other people met along the way, the beautiful countryside, gardens and cities (yes, I really thought Tokyo was beautiful -- you only had to see beyond the newness of the post-WWII concrete), their preserved, unique culture and warm, gracious hospitality are just a few things I remember, and will always miss, about Japan. (My American-born daughters still want to go "home"... back to Japan!) Feiler disappointed when he pointed out our cultural differences (coupled with occasional wise-cracking commentary about them). That was the main pitfall of the book. I couldn't imagine having the nerve to publish some of it and yet I hated to put it down, never wanting it to end! I did sense, finally, there may have been a little growth; some maturing, possibly, on behalf of Feiler-sensei, after a terribly traumatic ordeal at school. A shame it took so long. Allow this book to transport you to Japan, as it did me. Yet, I urge you to examine how you might have assessed or handled various situations differently from the author. You may feel embarrassed, at times, at how the author categorizes and describes people and events. I found myself constantly reflecting; comparing and contrasting my own experiences in Japan with the author's, and recalling so many unique individuals and events: each very precious to me and sometimes, still, mysterious. I realize, even more so after reading this book, how lucky our family was. When another individual's peculiarities are highlighted, or even those things one might find odd in another country are described as strange or bizarre, it showcases an inablilty or unwillingness perhaps, to understand. It even encourages it. Read this book? Yes, certainly! But read it to the end AND with an open mind.
Shame on You, Mr Feiler!.......2007-09-05
I was extremely put off by the disrespectful perspective the author used to describe the people that befriended him in a country where he was a guest. Instead of progressing to some enlightenment, the author's descriptions continued to be universally shallow and derisive. He showed a definite lack of understanding about the ancient culture that he encountered. His prejoritive names for families and coworkers were offensive to me, and I imagine would be highly unkind should they be read by the people who were kind to him and allowed him into their home and their lives.
It should be noted that he did attempt to comprehend reasons for some behaviors and practices that seemed counter-productive to the students that he taught. In this way, he may have attempted to break down barriers. However, he reverted to describing people and events in detail to point out what appeared ridiculous to him.
Ever hopeful that the author would arrive at some self-awareness and some respect for the culture that received him, I read the book to the end. Unfortunately, the author never changed in his attitude, continuing to prove that he learned little about himself in that year abroad.
The result was that he provided the perfect reason why Americans are viewed as arrogant, uneducated and disrespectful of anyone except themselves.
.... The author truely revealed himself as the prototype "Ugly American".
Don't waste your time. He never "Learned to Bow".
Patronizing rubbish, poorly written........2007-06-22
I remember when this book came out, and was a must-read for any American doing business in Japan. I didn't read it then because I 'd spent time in Japan myself, had my own ideas about it, and had many Japanese friends (Japanese-born and working abroad) living here in the United States. I figured I had better things to do than read what I suspected were the gosh-gee musings of a southern-born Yale boy, fresh out of college. Well, I just read it recently because I happened to find it lying around here (my husband's purchase, way back when), and I have discovered that my suspicions were correct. Feiler writes with a poorly disguised superiority, in which the wry amusement and wonder he aims for come across as slightly cranky paternalism. This kind of book works only when the writer (generally one more mature and less stick-up-the-wazoo than Feiler), genuinely loves the people and culture he's writing about. Or, conversely, when he's honest about disliking the country and it's people and he has the writing chops to make such misanthropy funny. Feiler straddles here. Furthermore, his writing is immature and poorly edited. He actually misuses the two-dollar word "enamored", writing "enamored with" instead of "enamored of"! In such ways do I judge young writers. If you want to sound like a big ol' Yale man, use a stlylebook and dictionary. Or get a better editor.
Don't bother with this over-hyped and outdated book.
Upsetting.......2007-05-18
I may not a good reviewer because I stopped reading at page 50 but I believe this is not at all a good book to read if you want to learn about Japanese culture. As a Japanese born and raised in Japan I find this book extremely humiliating.
"Learning" is the key idea in this nice memoir.......2007-05-16
Bruce Feiler spent a year teaching English in a Japanese junior high school in Tochigi prefecture. His book contains both his observations on the Japanese school system and his own experiences as an American living in Japan for the first time. He also takes time to explain unfamiliar aspects of the culture, from Shinto religious practices to the evolution of the Japanese school lunch. This is a very appealing introduction to Japan from a young man who admires many aspects of Japanese culture but does not hesitate to criticize other aspects. There are some wonderful set pieces, such as his introduction to an onsen (hot spring) communal bath, his stay in a hospital, and his climb of Mt. Fuji. Feiler was in Japan in the late 80's, so some of his observations are, of course, dated, but that's hardly a good reason not to read this fine book. How could a memoir not be "dated" in the sense that it conveys a particular time and place? Feiler's strength as a writer is the blend of sharp observation and humor (including the self-deprecating kind) that he brings to his book. He depicts very well the sort of "lost in translation" moments that any traveler to Japan (or any other unfamiliar place) is bound to have. A further plus is the way he avoids the hushed, reverential tone found in some other accounts by travelers to Japan. This is a particularly useful book if you are planning a trip to Japan yourself.
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Buddhism for Beginners.......2007-09-22
As a beginning practioner, with little time now to look for a personal teacher, I depend on learning from some of the great teachers, by print or audio media. I found Jack Kornfield's teachings, on this audio course, to be insightful, easy to follow, well illustrated with examples and peppered with his delightful sense of humor. I can only hope to meet him some day. I would highly recommend this audio course to anyone interested in Buddhist philosophy and would wish that some of our world leaders would buy a copy as well!
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This book is not about "school at home"--it is about something better. It is about Real Learning.
Homeschooling pioneer Charlotte Mason wrote with great wisdom about providing young minds with a living books education. She urged teachers to present great ideas and stand back, allowing students to form relationships with the ideas.
Elizabeth Foss carries Miss Mason's philosophy from the idealto the real. How does the busy home-educating mom balance the various needs of a houseful of children? How does she provide short lessons and free afternoons while ensuring that her children receive a thorough and well-rounded education? Exactly how does she use living books to teach history, geography, literature, and scienc? How does she incorporate nature study, the arts, and soccer practice? How does she create in her home an atmosphere of sanctity with Christ at its center, an atmosphere of love in which the whole family can grow in holiness day by day?
How does she manage all this and still get dinner on the table?
With passion and grace, Elizabeth Foss explores these questions and more. Real Learning is a rich and detailed examination of how to let "eduation" spill out of your home classroom into every aspect of your family life. More than a curriculum guide, it is a look at a lifestyle which aims to nourish the whole child, the whold family--heart, soul, and mind.
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Great Ideas!.......2007-08-10
Great ideas for the Charlotte Mason homeschooling family. More importantly...great ideas for meshing Mason's method and Catholic ideals. Wish this had been one of the first homeschooling books I read before starting homeschooling.
A "Must have" book........2007-07-26
I totally enjoyed this book. As a homeschooling mother with five young children, I found this book uplifting and empowering. After reading it, I felt relieved to know that "Real learning" can and does take place in the home - even our home which is sometimes a bit chaotic!
This is a book I will refer to again and again.
Elizabeth Foss not only privides workable ideas for education in the home but words of wisdom from other mothers.
Excellent!.......2007-07-03
Indispensable for the home educating family regardless of the method you currently use in your home.
Booklist in the back is worth the price of the book alone...........2006-12-20
This was one of the most refreshing reads I've experienced in a long time. This book inspired me to take my children on same nature walks and just to enjoy being with them. Treat yourself and your family by reading this book. The booklist in the back (as well as the chapter on preventing burnout) is worth the price of the book. Check out from the library first, but I guarantee you'll want to have it on the bookshelf!
Must have for homeschooling.......2006-07-18
I was so inspired by this book. I think it is a must have on the bookshelves of every parent contemplating homeschooling. I have been on the fence about boxed curricula vs Charlotte Mason style and this gave me the much needed confidence to branch out on my own. I'm glad she makes the analogy of minds being considered cups to fill up according the current way we educate children. I don't want to fill up my child's mind w/'twaddle' as much as expand it to love learning long after the days they sleep under our roof. I want learning to be a way of life not an event that happens. I love this book and can't recommend it enough.
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Challenging the Mind, Touching the Heart: Best Assessment Practices
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The biggest teaching challenges: What to teach, how to teach it, and how to make sure students are learning it. Reineke's solution: A seamless blend of curriculum, instruction, and assessment that will foster students' increased competence and increase their desire for learning. The author offers practical new strategies on how you can * Establish a classroom climate in which assessment is collegial and beneficial, not adversarial * Set goals for student learning * Decide which assessment method is right for which situation * Use assessment as a tool for learning, rather than just a measurement device * Incorporate affirmation into assessment to build student confidence and competence Learn how your instructional practice can drive assessment procedures. The author presents ideas to help you get students to use their assessments to see for themselves how they're doing and make needed changes in study habits. He includes suggestions on ways to use assessment as a tool for ongoing realignment of classroom goals. Each chapter ends with questionnaires that help you examine your own teaching practices and methods for continuing professional development. You'll find tips on creating your professional portfolio, suggested readings, scoring and grading samples, and an assessment example. This new book can help you link assessment, instruction, and curriculum in one smooth package. Your reward will be enhanced student skill development and knowledge. Use the worksheets as guides to design custom assessments and instructional strategies.
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Now the principles of Elizabeth George’s bestselling A Woman After God’s Own Heart (more than 730,000 copies sold) are shared in sweet poetry for little girls. Teaming up once again with popular artist Judy Luenebrink (God’s Wisdom for Little Girls) Elizabeth George shares the gift of pursing a heart filled with:
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With charming paintings and easy–to–learn rhymes, this is the perfect way to give a little girl the gift of knowing God and His love for her.
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An uplifting source of inspiration for young female children........2006-11-06
Written by Elizabeth George with paintings by Judy Luenebrink, A Little Girl After Gods Own Heart is a picturebook written especially for Christian little girls, listing positive qualities to strive for in one's heart. Love, Joy and Peace, Patience, Kindness and Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control are all extolled as precious virtues to cultivate in God's eyes, as revealed in quotes from holy scripture. The illustrations reveal the adoration and wonder of the artist, in this giftbook meant to be cherished as an uplifting source of inspiration for young female children.
Wonderfully girly way to teach character.......2006-10-24
Beautifully illustrated and with all of the girly frills, A Little Girl After God's Own Heart is an attractive and sweet story that is sure to reach every little girl's heart. Characteristics of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control are the focus of the story.
Elizabeth George brings the meaning of those traits to life in a poetic form, and by using practical illustrations and catchy rhymes that a child can easily memorize. Short prayers are inserted where they fit and demonstrations of how to better handle situations are highlighted. For example: (on gentleness) "When things go wrong, take a step back--calm down, be thoughtful, and please, don't attack!" These are words of wisdom to live by. I recommend this book as an instruction guide for children as young as 18 months old, and up through about second grade. - Michelle Sutton, Christian Book Previews.com
Makes me wish I had a little girl..........2006-10-06
This review was written for Christian Book Preview's site.
Beautifully illustrated and with all of the girly frills, A Little Girl After God's Own Heart is an attractive and sweet story that is sure to reach every little girl's heart. Characteristics of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control are the focus of the story. The author brings the meaning of those traits to life in a poetic form and by using practical illustrations and catchy rhymes that a child can easily memorize. Short prayers are inserted where they fit and demonstrations of how to better handle situations are highlighted. For example: (on gentlesness) "When things go wrong, take a step back--Calm down, be thoughtful, and please, don't attack! Words of wisdom to live by. I recommend this book as an instruction guide for children as young as 18 months old and up through about second grade.
Product Description
Hudson survived his perilous maiden voyage to his beloved China. With his heart set in determined obedience to God, and trusting the provision of the One who had called, Hudson overcame persecution and almost overwhelming personal losses to bring to bring God's truth to the "ripe harvest fields" of China.
Today, Hudson Taylor's story continues to challenge and inspire believers young and old to carry the anchoring gospel message, regardless of personal trial or hardships, to those who are adrift and without hope.
Customer Reviews:
It's up to you if..........2005-11-17
It's up to you if you want to get a picture of the struggles of Hudson Taylor on several fronts. He had to hear from God himself to endure the pressures of his calling. "Back to Jersusalem" is a movement that has it's roots in Hudson's ministry.
Contemporary Value.......2003-01-31
An adventure story about an early unconventional missionary!!This is a great read aloud book for older elementary age children and up. Although the setting is middle 1800s, the lessons are timeless. A great way to teach your children the difficulties faced by early missionaries, (5 1/2 dangerous months at sea just to get to China) and their complete reliance upon God to surmount seemingly impossible challenges. Although Taylor's faith is great, even he is surprised by the continual rescues and provisions that are clearly God orchestrated. My children thought it started slowly, but got more exciting when he finally reached China! Even adults will enjoy listening. I highly recommend it.
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