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'Tense and intimate... an education.' Geoff Dyer 'Authentic,
fascinating and deeply moving.' Terry Waite 'Expands both heart and
mind.' Ciaran Thapar __________ Can someone in prison be more free
than someone outside? Would we ever be good if we never felt shame?
What makes a person worthy of forgiveness? Andy West teaches
philosophy in prisons. Every day he has conversations with people
inside about their lives, discusses their ideas and feelings, and
listens as they explore new ways to think about their situation.
When Andy goes behind bars, he also confronts his inherited trauma:
his father, uncle and brother all spent time in prison. While Andy
has built a different life for himself, he still fears that their
fate will also be his. As he discusses pressing questions of truth,
identity and hope with his students, he searches for his own form
of freedom too. Moving, sympathetic, wise and frequently funny, The
Life Inside is an elegantly written and unforgettable book. Through
a blend of memoir, storytelling and gentle philosophical
questioning, it offers a new insight into our stretched justice
system, our failing prisons and the complex lives being lived
inside.
This commemorative work marks the hundredth year in which law has
been taught at the University in Pietermaritzburg. It details the
history of the teaching of law in Pietermaritzburg, and gathers
contributions from top academics connected in various ways with the
Faculty in Pietermaritzburg. The title includes a diverse range of
articles and 19 photographs.
A conservative college professor's compelling defense of liberal
education Not so long ago, conservative intellectuals such as
William F. Buckley Jr. believed universities were worth fighting
for. Today, conservatives seem more inclined to burn them down. In
Let's Be Reasonable, conservative political theorist and professor
Jonathan Marks finds in liberal education an antidote to this
despair, arguing that the true purpose of college is to encourage
people to be reasonable-and revealing why the health of our
democracy is at stake. Drawing on the ideas of John Locke and other
thinkers, Marks presents the case for why, now more than ever,
conservatives must not give up on higher education. He recognizes
that professors and administrators frequently adopt the language
and priorities of the left, but he explains why conservative
nightmare visions of liberal persecution and indoctrination bear
little resemblance to what actually goes on in college classrooms.
Marks examines why advocates for liberal education struggle to
offer a coherent defense of themselves against their conservative
critics, and demonstrates why such a defense must rest on the
cultivation of reason and of pride in being reasonable. More than
just a campus battlefield guide, Let's Be Reasonable recovers what
is truly liberal about liberal education-the ability to reason for
oneself and with others-and shows why the liberally educated person
considers reason to be more than just a tool for scoring political
points.
From the creators of the wildly popular book Ten Little Night
Stars, comes Ten Little Fireflies, a board book that introduces
little ones to numbers as they count down to bedtime. Ten Little
Fireflies: Is perfect for little ones ages 0-4 Is an early learning
concept book of numbers one to ten Has soothing rhymes making this
the perfect bedtime read Easily wipes clean of little fingerprints
and smudges This sweet counting book written by Deb Gruelle, the
great grandniece of the creator of Raggedy Ann, features: Popular
woodland animals like hedgehogs and owls Is perfect for baby gifts,
birthday gifts, and holiday gift giving Fits into little hands
Emotions are like animals: No two are quite the same. Some are
quiet; some are fierce; And all are hard to tame. An Emotional
Menagerie is an emotional glossary for children. A book of 26
rhyming poems, arranged alphabetically, that bring our feelings to
life - Anger, Boredom, Curiosity, Dreaminess, Embarrassment, Fear,
Guilt, and more. The poems transform each emotion into a different
animal to provide a clear and engaging illustration of its
character: how it arises; how it makes us behave and how we can
learn to manage its effects. Boasting a rich vocabulary, the poems
also give children a wide variety of options for describing their
feelings to others. Children experience all sorts of emotions:
sometimes going through several very different ones before
breakfast. Yet they can struggle to put these feelings into words.
An inability to understand and communicate their moods can lead to
bad behaviour, deep frustration and a whole host of difficulties
further down the line. Like adults, they need help to recognise and
verbalise their inner state. The greater their emotional
vocabulary, the more likely they are to grow into happy, healthy
and fulfilled adults. Filled with wise, therapeutic advice, brought
to life through musical language and beautiful illustrations, An
Emotional Menagerie is an imaginative and universally appealing way
of increasing emotional literacy.
From the very first rulers to Queen Elizabeth II, this is the story
of one of the oldest monarchies in the world. Discover how
Britain's history has been shaped by the lives, loves, triumphs and
tragedies of its kings and queens. This comprehensive history is
brought vividly to life in this stunning hardback book with
majestic portraits, colourful timelines and family trees, and
recommended places to visit. The perfect addition to any family
bookshelf, for help with school projects or for any young history
enthusiast.
What is most remarkable about the assortment of discipline programs
on the market today is the number of fundamental assumptions they
seem to share. Some may advocate the use of carrots rather than
sticks; some may refer to punishments as "logical consequences".
But virtually all take for granted that the teacher must be in
control of the classroom, and that what we need are strategies to
get students to comply with the adult's expectations. Alfie Kohn
challenged these widely accepted premises, and with them the very
idea of classroom "management", when the original edition of Beyond
Discipline was published in 1996. Since then, his path-breaking
book has invited hundreds of thousands of educators to question the
assumption that problems in the classroom are always the fault of
students who don't do what they're told; instead, it may be
necessary to reconsider what it is that they've been told to do -
or to learn. Kohn shows how a fundamentally cynical view of
children underlies the belief that we must tell them exactly how we
expect them to behave and then offer "positive reinforcement" when
they obey. Just as memorizing someone else's right answers fails to
promote students' intellectual development, so does complying with
someone else's expectations for how to act fail to help students
develop socially or morally. Kohn contrasts the idea of discipline,
in which things are done to students to control their behaviour,
with an approach in which we work with students to create caring
communities where decisions are made together. Beyond Discipline
has earned the status of an education classic, a vital alternative
to all the traditional manuals that consist of techniques for
imposing control. For this 10th anniversary edition, Kohn adds a
new afterword that expands on the book's central themes and
responds to questions from readers. Packed with stories from real
classrooms around the country, seasoned with humor and grounded in
a vision as practical as it is optimistic, Beyond Discipline shows
how students are most likely to flourish in schools that have moved
toward collaborative problem solving - and beyond discipline.
In Complaint! Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power
from those who complain about abuses of power. Drawing on oral and
written testimonies from academics and students who have made
complaints about harassment, bullying, and unequal working
conditions at universities, Ahmed explores the gap between what is
supposed to happen when complaints are made and what actually
happens. To make complaints within institutions is to learn how
they work and for whom they work: complaint as feminist pedagogy.
Ahmed explores how complaints are made behind closed doors and how
doors are often closed on those who complain. To open these
doors---to get complaints through, keep them going, or keep them
alive---Ahmed emphasizes, requires forming new kinds of
collectives. This book offers a systematic analysis of the methods
used to stop complaints and a powerful and poetic meditation on
what complaints can be used to do. Following a long lineage of
Black feminist and feminist of color critiques of the university,
Ahmed delivers a timely consideration of how institutional change
becomes possible and why it is necessary.
Teaching is a career-long journey of professional learning and
development. The Chartered College of Teaching is on hand to help
you every step of the way. This handbook guides you through all
aspects of the Early Career Framework (ECF), supporting you through
the full two-year programme. It is both useful and
thought-provoking and includes chapters covering all aspects of the
ECF from well-known teachers and researchers across the world of
education. This second edition has been updated to include content
for Early Years practitioners as well as mentors involved in
supporting early career teachers. Also added is a new chapter on
diversity, equity and inclusion in the classroom.
For those who have a friend that has been devastated by the loss of
a loved one. When others care enough to rub shoulders with grieving
friends and are willing to be inconvenienced. It requires someone
to care enough to put aside cliche condolences and stick close
through a long grieving process. An individual's grief can never be
'fixed'. But friends can wash a sink full of dishes, listen, go
along on a cemetery visit. Sharing another's grief is not about
'fixing-it'- it's about showing up.Harold Ivan Smith, popular
speaker and grief educator, guides others to respond with their
heart. He shows tangible, meaningful ways to make a significant
difference as one journeys through grief with someone they care
about.
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