"In this book journals are seen in every situation and from every angle, as if mounted on a slow turntable under a spotlight. The conclusion of most of the teachers and students using them is that they get people thinking, they help them test their own experience against the ideas of many others-- the authorities they're studying, their teachers, their fellow students ... The payoffs from using journals in classrooms are here shown to be astounding. Students learn from making mistakes and half-forming ideas. They learn to think, not by doing exercises in a faddish "critical thinking" textbook, but by working their way through real questions, with real interest and real intent"--Back cover.
This book offers a highly revealing and troubling view of today's high school students and the ways they pursue high grades and success. Denise Pope, veteran teacher and curriculum expert, follows five motivated and successful students through a school year, closely shadowing them and engaging them in lengthy reflections on their school experiences. What emerges is a double-sided picture of school success. On the one hand, these students work hard in school, participate in extracurricular activities, serve their communities, earn awards and honours, and appear to uphold school values. But on the other hand, they feel that in order to get ahead they must compromise their values and manipulate the system by scheming, lying, and cheating. In short, they do school, that is, they are not really engaged with learning nor can they commit to such values as integrity and community. The words and actions of these five students - two boys and three girls from diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds - underscore the frustrations of being caught in a grade trap that pins future success to high grades and test scores. Their stories raise critical questions that are too important for parents, educators, and community leaders to ignore. Are schools cultivating an environment that promotes intellectual curiosity, cooperation, and integrity? Or are they fostering anxiety, deception, and hostility? Do today's schools inadvertently impede the very values they claim to embrace? Is the success that current assessment practices measure the kind of success we want for our children?
Capture special school memories from kindergarten through 8th grade with this heirloom quality keepsake book. Cover includes a frame to display your favorite photograph (3.5" x 5"). Inside you'll find 64 pages of fill-in prompts, space for displaying artwork, report cards, photographs, hand-prints and more! A ribbon bookmark helps mark your progress or easily find a favorite memory.
In middle school, life changes FAST.From new schools to new friends, middle schoolers can feel like they are constantly walking into the unknown. In fact, that's the purpose of this journal--to give middle schoolers a place to think, pray, and process when life is changing around them.As they do, we hope they'll discover a few things that never change in the unknown: God is with them, God is bigger than what they're facing, and God can use even their biggest unknowns to make them stronger.In this journal, middle schoolers will find?4 weeks of devotionals7 days of interactive, directly applicable content for each weekAn engaging intro for each week, designed to pull readers in immediately and help them self-evaluateWhether you're a parent, a small group leader, or a youth pastor, Into the Unknown makes a great gift for the middle schoolers you love as they navigate a season of change like no other. Into the Unknown can be used any time, by any church or middle schooler, and pairs well with the high school edition of this journal, called Even If.
WHAT IF YOU COULD BECOME AWESOME AT (ALMOST) ANYTHING? Kids everywhere have been discovering that it's not as impossible as they might have imagined thanks to You Are Awesome by Times journalist, two-time Olympian, and bestselling author Matthew Syed. Now Syed has created an interactive journal full of life hacks, insightful challenges and fun activities to give kids the confidence to come up with their own plan of action to find their way to awesome Practical, insightful, and positive, this is the book to help you build resilience, embrace your mistakes, and grow into a more successful, happier YOU. Because, with the right mindset--and now the right tools--you really CAN do (almost) anything Perfect for kids who dream big and want to make those dreams come true
This Memory Book Makes A Great Keepsake! This high school memory book is the perfect place to store your most precious senior year memories. The Cover - The cover is a sturdy paperback book with a glossy finish. The binding is the same as a standard paperback book. (The book may need to be pressed open to lie flat.) Size Dimensions - 8" x 10" The Interior - The interior of the book holds 24 color pages (12 sheets). Featured pages: My Favorite Things Pictures of your best friends; Homecoming pictures; Promposal and Prom pictures; Graduation pictures; Pages for friends and family to write you goodbye messages.
An account of the Morman family history is described in four chapters beginning with a collection of over 70 photographs of original family members, grandchildren, great grandchildren and great, great grandchildren. One photograph of the parents dates back to 1912 the year of their marriage. Chapter 2 describes the parents, Joseph and Julia Morman (Murman) originally from Austria, their children and pertinent events in narrative and poetic detail. Certain descriptions of family member are perhaps lengthy simply because more information was available. Chapter 3 continues the narrative and versified description of the Morman grandchildren, their children and the great, great grandchildren. The last Chapter, 4, consists of two poems...the first relating to the short interlude on earth called "Life and Stuff." The second poem, "Lifespan Functions A Chronology" uniquely describes life's most important functions in single words or short phrases...all ending in …ation.
International conference on the role of paperback books in education held at Teachers College, Columbia University, Oct. 7-9, 1965, under the sponsorship of Teachers College, the American Book Publishers Council, and the American Textbook Publishers Institute.
