| The Little Book of Values: Educating Children to Become Thinking, Responsible and Caring Citizens Contributor(s): Duckworth, Julie (Author), Gilbert, Ian (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1845901355 ISBN-13: 9781845901356 Publisher: Crown House Publishing OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Science - General |
| Dewey: 370.115 |
| LCCN: 2008936823 |
| Series: Little Book Of... (Crown House Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5" W x 6.9" (0.50 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Or can our society along with the desire of educators teach children the values they need to take responsibility for living and learning. It's simple;the children are our future, it's our moral duty in schools to provide a Values Based curriculum.The Little Book of Values explores twenty-two values that can be taught through schools and indeed the whole community. The book will inspire you by using examples of where values are already being used by children and adults in schools and share practicaltools to stimulate discussion and philosophical debate. It will also help people to take stock of their own values and how they wish to lead their lives. Megan aged 10 said: 'Values are not simply words. They are skills we are learning for life and when I grow up I will remember to have them with me and use them to help me live a happy life. |
Contributor Bio(s): Duckworth, Julie: - Julie Rees (formerly Duckworth) has been teaching in the primary sector for 20 years. As Headteacher of a primary school experiencing all the challenges of a deprived rural area she introduced the Values Education approach which radically transformed the quality of life for both children and staff. Julie is currently Headteacher of Ledbury Primary School.Gilbert, Ian: - "Since establishing Independent Thinking 25 years ago, Ian Gilbert has made a name for himself across the world as a highly original writer, editor, speaker, practitioner and thinker and is someone who the IB World magazine has referred to as one of the world's leading educational visionaries.The author of several books, and the editor of many more, Ian is known by thousands of teachers and young people across the world for his award-winning Thunks books. Thunks grew out of Ian's work with Philosophy for Children (P4C), and are beguiling yet deceptively powerful little philosophical questions that he has created to make children's - as well as their teachers' - brains hurt.Ian's growing collection of bestselling books has a more serious side too, without ever losing sight of his trademark wit and straight-talking style. The Little Book of Bereavement for Schools, born from personal family experience, is finding a home in schools across the world, and The Working Class - a massive collaborative effort he instigated and edited - is making a genuine difference to the lives of young people from some of the poorest backgrounds.A unique writer and editor, there is no other voice like Ian Gilbert's in education today." |