Teaching Young Children in Violent Times: Building a Peaceable Classroom
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (949 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865713154 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 344 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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must have for teachers who struggle with violent play Erin L. Wood This is a comprehensive book about creating a safe and productive classroom in an otherwise unpredictable world. Edited after the 9/11 attacks, the book opens with a discussion about violence in the media and at home and how young children are affected. From there, she addresses difficult issues that arise in the classroom, such as gunplay, and relat. A Practical How To Book for Teaching in a Caring Community The background and developmental information provided in this book enhance its effectiveness as a source. The basic concepts can be adapted to older children. Teaching Young Children in Violent Times is a useful resource for creating a peaceful learning environment in your classroom. This is not an activity book. It is a practical "how to" book.. A wonderful book for any preschool classroom. Bridgette Carpenter A must read for anyone interested in maintaining a peaceful classroom. It is chock full of activities that will encourage the children to be friendly and cordial with one another. It's a book about building community in preschool classroom. A must read in this violent times.
Before offering her own solution for teachers and parents, she examines how violence in entertainment, news, and neighborhoods affects small children. Levin is the coauthor of Who's Calling the Shots: How to Respond Effectively to Children's Fascination with War Play and War Toys (1990). From Booklist Levin, a teacher and a therapist calls for the creation of a "peaceable classroom" to counteract the overpowering effect of violence in the media and community. Appended are relevant official statements from the National Association for the Education of Young Children and Concerned Educators Allied for a Safe Environment and a commentary on the Power Rangers. Specifics on role-playing, group discussions, puppetry, and peaceful games are spelled out. Denise Perry Donavin
Mixing dialogs, anecdotes and theory, the book provides essential insights into the developmental roots of young children's thinking and behaviors around gender, prejudice, violence and conflict. It offers practical guidelines and activities for meeting young children's needs for safety; helping young children learn to appreciate diversity; and providing opportunities and skills to resolve conflicts creatively and respectfully. This rich resource also supplies suggestions for using dialogue, puppetry, games, play, class charts, curriculum webs, and children's books to turn any classroom into a peaceable one.Diane Levin is a widely known and respected educator and researcher who co-authored The War Play Dilemma and the best-selling Who's Calling the Shots?Published by Educators for Social Responsibility; distributed to the trade by NSP.. Teaching Young Children in Violent Times helps teachers and group leaders working with pre-K to 3rd-graders to create an environment in which young children can learn alternatives to the violent behaviors modeled in our society, the media and home
Levin is also a Research Associate at the Center for Peaceable Schools at Lesley University and a co-founder of Teachers Resisting Unhealthy Children's Entertainment (TRUCE), and the coalition to Stop Commercial Exploitation of Children (SCEC). . Diane E. Dr. Levin, Ph.D., is a Professor of Education at Wheelock College in Boston, M