The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (926 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0674080319 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 163 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Vivian Gussin Paley, a former kindergarten teacher, is the winner of a MacArthur Award and of the 1998 American Book Award for Lifetime Achievement given by the Before Columbus Foundation.
"Book Review of the boy who would be a helicopter" according to jeff wagner. After reading, Vivian Gussin Paley's book, the boy who would be a helicopter, I found it to be a very interesting account of her experiences in teaching young children. In particular, I was really impressed by the way she engaged the children in telling their stories through acting them out, since this not only allowed the children to learn, but also Paley had the chance t. "Master Teacher" according to shariana. I believe the story relayed in this book is truly what the concept of 'no child left behind' could mean with a teacher and wisdom that honors each child for who he/she is, and meets them where they are to invite them into a larger "education". If more of our young children with different abilities could be allowed to live into their stories we might evoke happier endings f. An absolute must read for anyone who loves young children! MelloTempl@aol.com This book reaffirmed my faith in the education of young children. I had no idea there were teachers like Ms. Paley.Ms. Paley paints a portrait of a kindergarten classroom where each child is valued for his or her own unique self. Her students are story tellers and thus are "not slow or fast" but evolve at their own speed. Paley shares her own learning through the telling o
Vivian Paley recreates the stage upon which children emerge as natural and ingenious storytellers. She shows a more effective and natural dynamic of limit-setting that emerges in the control children exert over their own fantasies. How does a teacher begin to appreciate and tap the rich creative resources of the fantasy world of children? What social functions do story playing and storytelling serve in the preschool classroom? And how can the child who is trapped in private fantasies be brought into the richly imaginative social play that surrounds him? The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter focuses on the challenge posed by the isolated child to teachers and classmates alike in the unique community of the classroom. And her
Calling to mind echoes of Sylvia Ashton-Warner's Teacher (LJ 5/1/63; 1986. pap.), this offers insight into class control, setting limits, and teaching methods. From Library Journal Recent MacArthur award-winner Paley reveals the subtle, involved process that occurs as a child learns to socialize and interact with other children. Ideal for those who specialize in working with children and for libraries in need of material on this subject.- Annette V. Janes, Hamilton P.L., Mass.Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. She feels that by letting them create stories with alternate patterns of behavior, they learn new ways to achieve acceptable behavior. In her classroom, children become storytellers. . By tape-recording and analyzing (with her colleagues) children's conversations and actions she shows how play is, among other things, a sort of rehearsal of problems, and misbehavior perhaps just a poor timing or performance