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Passionate Teacher A Practical Guide

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ISBN-10: 0807031437

ISBN-13: 9780807031438

Edition: 2nd 2001 (Guide (Instructor's))

Authors: Robert Fried, Robert L. Fried

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Following up on the success of the The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide, Robert Fried's The Passionate Learner is an inspirational and practical guide to reclaiming students' passionate engagement in learning. All preschool children are passionate, curious learners. Somewhere along the way-in school-many, many kids become alienated from the joy of learning. Academically successful and frustrated students alike become reluctant or resistant or merely obedient. How could school be different so that this didn't happen? Fried starts with vivid portraits of young children as passionate learners, invoking the voices and hopes of parents and teachers. He shows us how a "chasm" develops…    
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Book details

List price: $20.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Beacon Press
Publication date: 10/13/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 328
Size: 5.48" wide x 8.45" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.880

Emeritus Professor, Doctoral Faculty of Behavioral Neuroscience, City University of New York (CUNY), New York, NY. Member American Physiology Society (APS) (Cardiovascular and Respiration division). Formerly, Director of the Rehabilitation Research Institute (RRI), International Center for the Disabled (ICD), New York, NY. Diplomate in Behavioral Medicine, International Academy of Behavioral Medicine, Counseling and Psychotherapy (IABMCP). Fellow, New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS).

Seymour Sarason is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. He is the author of over forty books and is considered to be one of the most significant researchers in education and educational psychology in the country.Robert Fried is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Northeastern University, and is the author of The Passionate Teacher: A Practical Guide and The Passionate Learner: How Teachers and Parents Can Help Children Reclaim the Joy of Discovery.

Foreword
Prelude: The Art of Engaging Young Mindsp. 1
Passionate Teachingp. 11
The Context of Passionp. 30
A Passion for Contentp. 51
Designing a Unitp. 70
The Greatest Obstacle We Facep. 91
Opening Up the Dialoguep. 106
More Ways to Change the Game of Schoolp. 119
Discovering a Stancep. 133
How a Stance Evolvesp. 148
Putting Your Stance into Practicep. 160
Some Thoughts About Classroom Disciplinep. 176
A Passion for Excellencep. 189
The Practice of Excellencep. 197
The Parent's Perspective: What Is My Kid Actually Learning?p. 216
Dissecting the Course - and Resurrecting Itp. 229
Rounding Out the Coursep. 243
Grading for Excellencep. 254
What to Do Next Mondayp. 268
Is Passionate Teaching for New Teachers, Too?p. 277
Acknowledgmentsp. 309
Indexp. 311
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