Book Description
Educating the Human Brain is the product of a quarter century of research. This book provides an empirical account of the early development of attention and self regulation in infants and young children. It examines the brain areas involved in regulatory networks, their connectivity, and how their development is influenced by genes and experience. Relying on the latest techniques in cognitive and temperament measurement, neuroimaging, and molecular genetics, the book integrates research on neural networks common to all of us with studies of individual differences. In this book, the authors explain where, when, and how the brain performs functions that are necessary for learning. Such functions include attending to information; controlling attention through effort; regulating the interplay of emotion with cognition; and coding, organizing, and retrieving information. The authors suggest how these aspects of brain development can support school readiness, literacy, numeracy, and expertise. The audience for this book includes neuroscientists as well as developmental and educational psychologists who have interest in the latest brain research. The many helpful visuals--including brain diagrams, pictures and photographs of experimental set-ups, and graphs and tables displaying key data--also give this book appeal for graduate students.
Customer Reviews:
Outstanding practical review of cognitive neuroscience for education.......2007-02-20
Drs. Posner and Rothbart have provided a timely and comprehensive overview of cognitive neuroscience as it applies to education. Ranging from brain imaging, to modern genetics, to development, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the field, bringing together a masterful summary of these topics in a fully readable and engaging way. This should be read by students in education and both experimental and counseling psychology. These topics are also highly relevant to the field of psychotherapy. A must for any serious student of mental function.
Customer Reviews:
Very theoretical moral and character education..........2004-03-18
Nel Noddings has written a very persuasive book from a feminist perspective about how to bring children into the feelings, concerns, and behaviors of moral people. Her writing is lucid, frank, somewhat elevated, and ýnot the usual stuffý of educational theory. This is a thoroughly academic book.
Noddings proposes an ýethic of careý as the basis upon which all moral education should take place. Central to this ethic of care is open-ended dialogue (ýWhat are you going through?ý), and discussion of a topic (i.e., not simply a ýconversationý). In giving someone our attention, we care for them and promote an ethical discussion.
She believes strongly that we live in a climate of violence, such that many children do not feel cared for and have no continuity in their care, so caring for these children and adolescents is itself part of the youngsterýs moral development (i.e., learning how to receive care).
She also believes that the structure of secondary education (organized around subject matter, not around students or their questions) militates against providing a moral education.
Her writing has a pessimistic tinge to it, in that she believes that coercion of students into particular subjects (against their will, in math, for example) is counter-to-moral caring. This ýcoercioný puts Noddings firmly into the progressive-liberal post-modern feminist educational camp, and opposed to any sort of back-to-basics, learn-the-fundamentals education.
Despite her liberal slant, she has many good points, e.g., ýChildren today need desperately to know how to care for themselves and for intimate othersý.Instead of tackling the subject of human life and love holistically, schools respond to various crises with drug education, sex education, and violence prevention coursesý (p. 33). Uniquely among modern educators and many politicians, Noddings writes that ýýeducation cannot be the route out of poverty for everyone [because] poverty is a social problem, not an educational oneý (p. 94)ý-which is a very refreshing take on the moral basis of American educational policy, and which conventional persons might think to be elitist (in the sense that the popular myth of education is that it is the one fair route out of poverty). Her main goal of education is to raise ýcompetent, caring, loving, and lovable peopleý (p. 99)
Other than her clarion call for moral education in schools, I am not sure that I liked this book, partly because Noddings dismisses so much of existing moral and character education as being fruitless, coercive, or capable of being coercive. Readers who wish to have specific directions on how to implement a caring classroom will be disappointed because there are very few practicalities addressed in this largely theoretical book, other than the notion of using a modern caring feminist perspective in moral education. Yet, like good moral questions, in reading this book you have to think about the topic, and Noddings does bring us to consider what we mean by ýmoralý and ýcharacter education.ý
It's easy to miss the point.......2004-01-06
Nel Noddings is presenting a new way of thinking about morality from a feminist postmodern perspective. She is grounding her "caring alternative" in an understanding that relationships are fundamental to all human beings from the day we are born. It is in contrast to the individualistic "character education" and development of the past. We learn morality and develop in community. It's about building an environment where "caring" can occur and being aware that in order to "care," the "carer" has to listen and learn about what feels like "caring" for the person being "cared-for". It's also about the mutuality of relationships making it hard to tell who's the "carer" and who's the "cared-for."
Sometimes teaching rules makes us shrewd not good.
Of course.......2003-10-22
Nel Nodding's writings deserve praise in that she is among the first contemporary scholars to tell us about the importance of a caring curriculum for children. It is also nice to say that if we learn to care, this is better than the didactic forms of authoritarian compliance oriented character education going on in most of our schools. However, an entire book to say this may not be what we need. Also, not once in the entire book is their any reference to caring about Nature. To anthropocentrize the concept of caring is dangerous in these times when our environment is catestrophically deteriorating.
If you are inclined to want to know why her ideas are different than the Christian leaders of character education, then I suggest you buy the book. If you already agree that caring, spirituality and a more balanced, holistic view of the world is what you want, see my own book on Teaching Virtues at www.teachingvirtues.net for a practical application.
Do We Care Enough to Teach Morality?.......2002-08-22
This book, although a bit wordy, is quite interesting especially for classroom teachers or for anyone in the educational field. Whether you are a teacher, counselor or administrator, this book can help guide you towards demonstrating genuinely caring human being behavior that transfers onto your students. Nel Noddings explains that regardless of what subject you teach, you can incorporate moral education into your curriculum. She feels that only by addressing issues of human life and morals will students believe and feel that teachers truly care for them and hence will reciprocate caring behavior.
Book Description
Now in an expanded edition within the Hearts at Home Workshop Series, complete with a leader's guide and personal reflections. A call to consider that working at motherhood full-time is a valid and worthwhile career choice, and secondly, a resource to equip the professional mother to successfully develop and sharpen each area of skill she needs to excel and grow in her chosen field.
Customer Reviews:
Inspirational - highly recommended!.......2007-05-12
This is an excellent read for all stay-at-home moms. I truly felt refreshed and motivated to be a better mother and wife after reading this book.
Uplifting and motivating!.......2007-02-07
This book is full of inspiration. One does not go to college to get a special degree in mothering, nor can one add important letters to the ends of their title. Sadly, the title of "mom" often doesn't feel like enough. That's why this book is so great! The everyday tasks that never end--such as cleaning the kitchen and doing the laundry--suddenly take on a new light when one thinks about their eternal implications. I made the transition from career to stay at home mom about 2 years ago, and this book has helped me to take pride in my endeavor (I used to fear the question: "what do you do?"). The questions at the end of each chapter have helped me to become more organized as a mom. I will never look at laundry the same way again! Staying home with my son is a gift, and I want to be the best at my profession as his mom--and this book has been an invaluable resource for me. My family is better for it!
Great book for personal study or for a moms group.......2005-10-26
I purchased this book this past spring while searching for something to use as a tool for a book discussion in our moms group at church. I loved reading it from the minute I started the book and now our moms group is having a great time reading it and having discussions. Her perspective is so refreshing. I greatly appreciate her encouragement from a Christian perspective. It has been a true blessing to see how our moms group has responded to it!
This is an amazing book!.......2005-09-30
I was totally losing my motivation with being home, and this book helped turn that around. It introduces such practical ways to make your staying home more of a job and therefore gives you more confidence and pride in what you do. I was losing that and feeling worthless at times, but now I know what I do is extremely important and valuable, and it feels like that too. From planning meals for the week to organizing your days, etc., this book helps you feel more in control of a job that can sometimes feel out of control! :) Enjoy!!
THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE !!!.......2005-03-23
I stumbled upon this book in the library 2 years ago, after the birth of my first child. I was drowning in my tears, frustrated because I had left my teaching position to be a "stay-at-home-mom" and didn't have a clue about how to do it.
The title caught my eye and I began to read the introduction. I was HOOKED! A quick glance at the table of contents only added to my eagerness to begin reading. The chapters "So what did you do today?" and "Where are my coworkers" really hit home with my recent "career shift".
With the recent birth of my second child, I have continued to turn to this book and the "Hearts-at-Home" website for encouragement.
Book Description
Exclusion and expulsion of black children from schools is endemic in the US and the UK. This book takes a long hard look at the two countries and uncovers what they can learn form each other in their approaches to tackling this problem. The material in the book is the result of extensive work with educators, researchers and scholars working in the area of exclusion in the US and the UK. Different approaches have met with varying degrees of success, but all can be learnt from. Gathering together the issues and looking at real-world approaches, this book does not simply advance the debate - it tables some serious solutions to serious problems.
Customer Reviews:
Case for Character Education.......2005-08-06
As a teacher Likona's Educating for Character gives down to earth, applicable strategies to use in any classroom. He soundly supports a case for all of us to use character education in our classrooms, and also parents and the community to be involved. Likona uses background information and statistics, as well as evidence of teachers and others who have successfully implemented character education in their classrooms. In this day and age of increased violence in our youth this is a must have book for all educators.
Simplistic drivel!.......2005-03-14
Pulling together random and unrelated quotes does not a moral philosophy make! Lickona makes ridiculous statements such as "Schools should teach values." Any educator worth his/her salt is aware that education is a value-laden enterprise. Schools do teach values - they are implicit in the curriculum. The issue for Lickona is that educators are not employing the methods of pedagogy that he believes are most appropriate to communicate the conservative, religious values that he believes need to be incorporated in the classroom. Indeed, moral education requires attention -- but the cultivation of character is certainly much more complex that Lickona conveys.
Simplistic drivel!.......2005-01-15
Pulling together random and unrelated quotes does not a moral philosophy make! Lickona makes ridiculous statements such as "Schools should teach values." Any educator worth his/her salt is aware that education is a value-laden enterprise. Schools do teach values - they are implicit in the curriculum. The issue for Lickona is that educators are not employing the methods of pedagogy that he believes are most appropriate to communicate the conservative, religious values that he believes need to be incorporated in the classroom. Indeed, moral education requires attention -- but the cultivation of character is certainly much more complex that Lickona conveys.
The "grandfather" of character education books..........2004-03-04
This 1992 book is the "grandfather" of all the books in character education. Lickona compiles his experience in moral and ethical education, along with many, many examples from classrooms and schools. Thus, this is an especially teacher-friendly book.
The theory is not expressed as clearly as it is in Ryan and Bohlin's Building Character in Schools, but Lickona's work is far more practical. A teacher or parent will get more from this book. I really loved his section on nine kinds of cooperative learning. In a way, his book is a combination of useful techniques in classroom-based moral philosophy and core moral knowledge applied to real-life youngsters who need the teacher's (and parents') perspectives to arrive at moral soundness.
Lickona thinks it is necessary to infuse moral training into all that the school does. He is flexible enough, however, to note that not all schools and not all faculty can support an infusion model. As a result, he is very practical about what individual teachers in their classrooms can do. This is a primary strength of the book.
I hope you enjoy this book.
Classic of immense influence.......2001-11-15
Indispensable! Superb analysis of the issues involved in schools helping to raise moral young people. Lickona's lists of classroom and schoolwide strategies are without peer. Chock full (and I do mean chock full) of heartening, motivating examples of schools doing everything from simple service to elaborate projects involving the whole community. Written with a warm, sensible quality. This book is a classic of immense influence, read by educators and parents worldwide. It deserves to be.
Customer Reviews:
Great book on social emotional learning..........2002-08-19
This is a companion to Cohen's other edited book, Caring Classrooms/Intelligent Schools. This book addresses an older group of youngsters in school--those passing into adolescence. The 12 chapters cover the theory of social emotional learning (SEL) in schools. A number of SEL curricula or projects are discussed, such as the Comer/New Haven project, the work from the Northeast Foundation for Children, a psychoanalytically informed educational perspective, the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), and others.
This is not really a "how-to" book, any more than was Cohen's other book. Readers will benefit, however, because he systematically reviews SEL programs, and readers will be eager to pursue specific programs from among those referenced.
I missed not seeing any work from Myrna B. Shure, who is a good cognitive-behavioral SEL practitioner (the "I Can Problem Solve" curriculum). Does her work not involve young adolescents? If not, that is a disappointment.
SEL is important because we all 'swim' in a social environment. When that environment is caring and concerned, when students can make heart-informed choices, they 'swim' better and are said to learn better. We certainly know they are happier and appear more productive.
I know many readers will gain a lot from this work, and the other related books in the SEL field. Good luck!
Excellent, important book for educators interested in SEL........1999-04-08
This timely volume presents the range of ways that teachers can help students develop social-emotional skills and competencies. It is very practical and helpful. On one level, teachers have always done this. On another, new information, stratagies and research findings are presented here. Very helpful to "front line teachers" and I suspect, administrators too. It will also be of interest to parents who want to help thier kids feel better about themselves and more able!
Book Description
Groome addresses and brings wisdom to the foundational issues that concern all educators regardless of their religious traditions.
Customer Reviews:
Inspiring, but longer than it needs to be........2005-04-23
I have a love-hate relationship with this book. On the one hand, it inspired a great deal of thought and has really changed the way I look at religious education, and my own job as a religious educator. On the other hand, Groome can be *very* long-winded. This book could have been half as long without sacrificing very much at all.
But I have to recommend it -- it is one of the best books about religious education I've ever read.
What it truly means to have a Catholic education.......2002-09-14
Educating For Life: A Spiritual Vision For Every Teacher And Parent by Thomas Groome (Professor of Pastoral Theology and Religious Education, Boston College), is an informed and informative examination of what it truly means to have a Catholic education. Examining modern spiritual concerns both at home and at the school, Professor Groome offers a wealth of insights to help the reader cope with the latest flood of distractions that modern, hyper-connected life throws at the faithful. Education For Life is a highly recommended, accessibly readable, thoughtfully insightful, and quite personable look at the meaning and future of Christian education.
A Guide for Every Christian Educator.......2000-03-01
In this work, Tom Groome proposes to offer a philosophy for catholic education and a catholic philosophy for education. He does a fine job of offering both and it will be of interest to any Christian educator who seeks to integrate universal principles of Christian faith into his or her spirituality of teaching. It is simple to read, yet offers more than just a simplistic rendering. As one of Tom's students, and as a professional religious educator myself, I heartily recommend it.
Book Description
Comprehensive, passionate, detailed, up-to-date: like an Our Bodies,Our Selves for undergraduate and graduate women, The College Woman's Handbook gathers together a world of information and and resources and organizes it in one accessible, 656-page reference. From managing everyday expenses, to health, sexuality and birth control, to career issues, it addresses the hundreds of specific needs, questions and concerns that college women have. Written by two recent Barnard graduates, Rachel Dobkin and Shana Sippy, here are thirty-one chapters to help college women educate themselves in and out of the classroom. There are chapters on Academics--how to choose a major and find a mentor, manage study time, and counter sexism in the classroom where male students are called on as much as 12 times more often then female students. On Money. On Living Spaces. On Travel and Study Abroad. On Wellness-common campus illnesses, body image and eating disorders. Plus religion, personal safety, activism and volunteerism, and more. Sidebars provide instant information to dozens of topics--government loans, dietary supplements, issues of campus confidentiality. And throughout, quotes from college women around the country enrich and enliven each subject.
54,000 copies in print.
Customer Reviews:
Best college life handbook.......2007-09-12
I got this book back when I was in college and I'm still amazed at the quality and range of information in here. Too many people focus solely on the academics in college without thinking about all the other life questions that come with it: living independently or with a roommate, managing time, dealing with health issues and sexuality, and finding a community. This book provides a wonderful guide that I would give to any woman in college. If only there were an update!
a gift I won't give.......2006-12-13
I purchased this book for my granddaughter who will soon be 18 and heading off to college. After looking it over, I can't give her this book. It has very liberal ideas, and seems like it gives the okay to taking drugs, as long as you don't overdue. It spends a lot time on sexuallity including what to do if you get pregnant and how to get an abortion. I will not be giving this book to my granddaughter--it is going in the trash.
Great Seller!.......2006-08-25
Item arrived in condition as described.
Delivered on time.
No problems!
Very Good ;).......2006-08-17
This book went very in-depth into issues specifically relating to women in college, not just the token "anorexia" or "bulimia" sections that are found in most general college survival books. Much appreciated.
Terrific book, but it needs an update..........2006-06-12
I received this book when I started college in 1997, and found it to be an indispensable resource that still occupies a space on my shelf. It is packed with excellent tips for academic success, time and money management, safety, health, and self-esteem issues - most of which are timeless and still relevant today. I highly recommend it as a "life guide" to any college-bound woman.
I gave this book to a young woman I know who will be entering college in the fall of 2006, and was astonished to find that it has not been updated in the more than 10 years since its publication. When it was originally written, the internet was just making its debut on campuses. The College Woman's Handbook is sorely in need of an update on issues like online privacy, cyber-stalking, and identity theft. There have also been numerous innovations in birth control since this book was published.
The authors have long since graduated, and have probably moved on to other pursuits outside of the academic sphere. I would suggest that they hand the College Woman's Handbook off to a fresh group of capable young women who can update it for the challenges and innovations of a new decade.
Book Description
Few people have influenced the development of Christian schools in the Reformed tradition in North America and around the world as much as Nicholas Wolterstorff. This book draws together the world-renowned Christian philosopher's thoughts and reflections on Christian education over the last three decades. As a tribute to his contributions, Calvin College education professors Gloria Goris Stronks and Clarence W. Joldersma have organized a broad array of writings and unpublished speeches into a cohesive volume. The guiding principle in making selections was the inclusion of pieces that speak to people who struggle with what makes education truly Christian. Wolterstorff's writings on education are divided into four sections. In the first section, he discusses the nature of Christian education. The second section finds Wolterstorff examining criticisms of Christian education. The third section offers his observations on Christian learning within a pluralistic society. Finally, in the fourth section, he looks at some of the goals of Christian education. Of interest to many as a significant development in his maturing thought is the ever increasing role that justice should play in Christian education. Educating for Life portrays Wolterstorff's evolving thinking on education while paying tribute to him as one of the premier Christian philosophers of our day.
Book Description
Engage in exploratory discussion on African American male achievement.
Why do some students return to school year after year excited and engaged? Why do other students dread school, have negative feelings toward school, or feel unequipped by the challenge or demands of school?
Educating African American Males offers multiple perspectives on this topic from top scholars in the field of urban education.
Contributions in this book represent the proceedings from a conference co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education and Howard University and devoted to African American male achievement. This exciting new resource brings this important discussion to the field and offers unique perspectives covering sociological, emotional, economic, pedagogical, and cognitive realms.
Educating African American Males makes bold strides in moving away from low test scores, high dropout and expulsion rates, and high disciplinary problems, and toward the constructive aim of achieving high-quality education for all students.
Customer Reviews:
More Solutions, Please!.......2006-06-19
The contributors start with the premise that the failures of many black male students has already been emphasized, they are now looking for ways to cure the problem. They peel the onion asking about elementary school, high school, extracurriculars, athletics, teacher expectations, etc. The contributors are both male and female (and possibly African-American, Afro-Latino, and African). The cover is lovely.
I do think men's studies can stand on its own, but throughout this book, I kept asking myself, "Well, what about black girls?!" If black boys and girls live under the same conditions, why are only the males falling behind in school? Nancy Lopez addresses this in her excellent book, "Hopeful Girls, Troubled Boys." However, the researchers here ignore that question. Too often, the contributors compare black males to white males, but not to their female counterparts. This book did make me think differently on all-(black)male schools. In law school, I was taught that those schools are highly illegal and violate the 1964 Civil Rights Act. However, here, they imply that black boys look at schools as being feminine and thus zone out. Maybe there is some reason to show black boys that academic success and masculinity do not have to be at odds.
This book is not really for John and Jane Doe Teacher. This is rigorous research meant for policy wonks and statisticians. While reading this, you have to sift through the summarizations of past studies and glean info about how to better serve black male students. The authors repeat that some black males and black schools are doing well, but they don't explain why. This book is frustrating in that it has no road map which says, "In order to raise academically talented black male students, follow steps A through Q." I know the problem won't be cured overnight, but the answers from these chapters are still somewhat frustrating.
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The Adolescent Brain: Reaching for Autonomy
What's Going on in There? : How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First Five Years of Life
Brain Literacy for Educators and Psychologists (Practical Resources for the Mental Health Professional)
Treatments That Work With Children: Empirically Supported Strategies for Managing Childhood Problems
Neuroscience of Cognitive Development: The Role of Experience and the Developing Brain
