Educating Angels: Teaching for the Pursuit of Happiness - Brossura

Armstrong, Tony

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1624910130 ISBN 13: 9781624910135

Casa editrice: Parkhurst Brothers Inc Pub, 2013

Riassunto

School reform and accountability tests have been hotly debated for decades, but the goal of reform and accountability has not. Most agree that the main problem with contemporary education is that it fails to adequately prepare students with the &;21st century skills&; needed to find jobs and promote national competitiveness in the global economy. Tony Armstrong challenges both the morality and the consequences of pushing this purpose of education. He says it is immoral because it neglects our children&;s deepest aspiration&;happiness&;and treats them as mere cogs in the economic machine. Dr. Armstrong shows how methods of well-being based on happiness research&;mindfulness, gratitude, perspective&;can greatly improve kids&; chances to feel better in the present and to live happier lives in the future. And the kindergarten-through-college &;happiness pedagogy&; he presents would also be a superior way to teach those &;21st century skills.&;

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Informazioni sull'autore

Tony Armstrong is a Professor at Wesley College in Delaware.

Dalla quarta di copertina

We tell our children that each one is a gift, maybe even that each one is gifted. And then we sent them to schools whose dictates encourage very little critical thinking. As one longtime K-12 Superintendent said recently, We turn out excellent counter workers for McDonalds, but very few who can think like a middle manager. Are we really valuing our babies highly if we neglect their inner directions, their personal aspirations? Our typical success story is not the excelling student who performs well in the classroom, but the garage-workshop entrepreneur who is often a dropout. Professor Armstrong urges parents, school boards, and policymakers to spend more time focusing on the student as a unique individual, rather than as a potential cog in the machinery of society.

As soon as I opened Educating Angels, I felt I was in the presence of a visionary whose voice is critical to our current education policy-making. I have been in hundreds of schools, first as a counselor and teacher, then as a teaching storyteller, finding myself face to face with at least one million children. Armstrong is so often right. This book is a revelation. Read it; give it to a school board member.

--Jim May, Former Illinois school teacher and counselor, now a teaching storyteller, author, and Emmy-winning performer

Answering the question What does it mean to be well-educated? with a provocative paradigm shift,Educating Angels is a must-read for anyone truly seeking the best for our children and our society. Tony Armstrong's cogent, persuasive argument is the perfect complement to our current STEM-centered educational environment.

--Caren Neile, Ph.D., author, The Great American Story.

Dal risvolto di copertina interno

&;As soon as I opened Educating Angels, I felt I was in the presence of a visionary whose voice is critical to our current education policy-making.  I have been in hundreds of schools, first as a counselor and teacher, then as a teaching storyteller, finding myself face to face with at least one million children. Armstrong is so often right.  This book is a revelation.  Read it; give it to a school board member.&;

--Jim May, Former Illinois school teacher and counselor, now a teaching storyteller, author, and Emmy-winning performer

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Parkhurst Brothers Inc Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1624910130
• ISBN 13: 9781624910135
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 207
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile