Life in a Crowded Place Making a Learning Community

Name: Life in a Crowded Place Making a Learning Community
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ISBN: 9780435087364

ISBN-10: 0435087363

ISBN-13: 9780435087364

Edition: N/A

Authors: Ralph Peterson

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This book is not only for classroom teachers, but for school staffs to read and discuss together so as to build whole, caring schools. - Whole Language Teachers Association No one will deny that life in classrooms is an intense social experience. Crowded together with students for six or more hours a day in a space no bigger than a large living room, the immediate response of most teachers is to maintain control and enforce obedience. But creating a community - bringing students together and keeping them together - is the most vital aspect of a teacher's work. Without it, real learning cannot take place, as even the soundest philosophies and techniques amount to little without a community…

Book details

List price: $34.80
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 8/17/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.40" wide x 9.30" long x 0.35" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English




Making a Caring Place Ceremony, Ritual, and Rite


Celebration Conversation


Play Routines and Jobs Residency Making


Sense of Experience Putting Language to Work Parading


Leading and Following Critique


Discriminating Among Values


Dialogue


Uniting Critique and Inquiry Making Learning Communities


Authority


Empowering Students


Life Activities