Welcome to Lizard Motel: Protecting the Imaginative Lives of Children
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (957 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807071455 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-15 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Barbara Feinberg is the originator of Story Shop, a creative arts program for children ages three through fourteen. Feinberg lives with her husband and two children in Westchester County, New York. . She has won awards for her writing, including a grant from the New York Foundation for the Arts
Parents will want to read it, as will writers, publishers and educators."--Publishers Weekly, starred review"I loved this book. Feinberg is a brave woman to challenge every shibboleth of the schools of education."--Diane Ravitch, author of The Language Police"Welcome to Lizard Motel turns out to be more than a diatribe against the dark subject matter of YA problem novels Only a reader as attuned to realism as Feinberg could have puzzled out so nuanced a defense of imagination in children's lives."--Laura Miller, New York Times Book Review"When we place the steady diet of 'problem' novels in the context of the hours children spend being
Why kids (esp. boys) hate those YA novels they're assigned in school Ellen Etc. What a remarkable book, one with a fresh perspective toward the young adult novels that are assigned in middle school English classes. Barbara Feinberg's central question is, when and why did books for preteens get so grim? In an extended essay mixed with personal reflection, Feinberg examines the YA "problem novel," the books that more or less began with Paul Zindel's "The Pigm. The first half of this book is powerful. Buy it for this reason! Russian Friend Feinberg deserves praise for bringing forth the troubling emphasis that current curriculums intended for the adolescent age, have placed on the "problem novel". Yet she is not dogmatic enough in her important argument. Instead we are led off track in the 2nd half of the book on a self absorbed meandering with no clear cut themes that ends up focusing on her daughter's need for s. "Axe grinding with poetic language" according to Booked for life. The author discusses the fact that here are lots of depressing titles assigned by schools which don't seem to include a recovery story to balance out tragedy. The are two many depressing titles taught in schools, which are scared of introducing kids to classics. The author writes poetically about her children and her students. She also charges that the assigned books often denig
This book will reacquaint readers with the special nature of children's imaginations and why they need to be protected and fostered.. Not only does this rich and wonderfully readable memoir explore the world of children and stories, it also asks us to look at how our children are growing up. Barbara Feinberg suggests that we have lost touch with the organic unfolding of childhood, with that mysterious time when making things up helps deepen a child's understanding of the world. Welcome to Lizard Motel is one of the most surprising books about reading and writing to come along in years