Journey With Children: The Autobiography of a Teacher
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| Rating | : | 4.32 (702 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870814516 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Julie Bernson said Must-read for authentic educators. AMAZING BOOK!!! A must-read for educators who care deeply about children.
-- Midwest Book Review. Journey With Children offers insight and perspective to the current debate about the state of the public education system. Hawkins emphasizes the importance of putting on a different lens to view each child as an individual. Journey With Children will be invaluable reading for anyone interested in education, but particularly professional educators, university teacher trainers, pre-service and in-service teachers, parents, school board members, and community members involved in education. Journey With Children is especially inspiring to those planning a career into the education of young children. Her writing addresses all of the issues that confound people involved in education, including boredom, dropouts, and the inability to "reach" many students. Frances Hawkins intersperses personal experiences in the classroom from her 50 years of teaching, with educational teaching
A memoir and role model for professionals who care deeply about the children they work with, Hawkins emphasises the importance of putting on a different lens to view each child as an individual. Having been a teacher for more than five decades, her views on how the war, depression, and other societal issues that affect children's development and learning are insightful and thought-provoking. Filled with timeless, pertinent, and well-documented information, Journey with Children is a heartfelt, enthralling memoir of Frances Hawkins and her abiding dedication to the education of young children. By interspersing comments on early childhood education teaching practice, theories in child growth and development, and material for child psychology, Hawkins enriches the reader's understanding and grasp of the concepts and broader importance of cultural and educational implications.. Most of the children Hawkins writes about are impoverished and troubled. A cornerstone of Hawkin's teaching ethic was moving her students toward a more hands-on, manipulative style. Her writing addresses all of the issues that confound people involved in education, including boredom, dropouts, and the inability to 'reach' many students