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Warriors of the Cloisters tells how key cultural innovations from Central Asia revolutionized medieval Europe and gave rise to the culture of science in the West. Medieval scholars rarely performed scientific experiments, but instead contested issues in natural science, philosophy, and theology using the recursive argument method. This highly distinctive and unusual method of disputation was a core feature of medieval science, the predecessor of modern science.

In this short and powerful book, celebrated philosopher Martha Nussbaum makes a passionate case for the importance of the liberal arts at all levels of education. Historically, the humanities have been central to education because they have been seen as essential for creating competent democratic citizens. But recently, Nussbaum argues, thinking about the aims of education has gone disturbingly awry in the United States and abroad.

Shermin Kruse vous propose une approche différente, permettant de mieux comprendre les gens qui vous entourent tout en conservant une certaine distance. Elle s'appuie sur la philosophie stoïcienne et les découvertes scientifiques contemporaines pour nous enseigner l'art de la régulation des émotions et du contrôle de soi.

A veteran clinical psychologist exposes why doctors, teachers, and parents incorrectly diagnose healthy American children with serious psychiatric conditions. In recent years there has been an alarming rise in the number of American children and youth assigned a mental health diagnosis. Current data from the Centers for Disease Control reveal a 41 percent increase in rates of ADHD diagnoses over the past decade and a forty-fold spike in bipolar disorder diagnoses. Similarly, diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder has increased by 78 percent since 2002.

A dramatic and remarkable narrative of an extraordinary teacher's determination, from the author of the Sunday Times bestsellers The Tiger's Child and One Child. Torey Hayden faced six emotionally troubled kids no other teacher could handle - three recent arrivals from battle-torn Northern Ireland, badly traumatized by the horrors of war; an eleven-year-old boy, who only knew life inside an institution; an excitable girl, aggressive and sexually precocious at the age of eight; and seven-year-old Leslie, perhaps the most hopeless of all, unresponsive and unable to speak.

Hygge ist ein dänisches Wort mit vielen Bedeutungen, von "Kunst der Innigkeit" über "Gemütlichkeit der Seele" und "Abwesenheit jeglicher Störfaktoren" bis hin zu "Freude an der Gegenwart beruhigender Dinge", "gemütliches Beisammensein" oder gar "Kakao bei Kerzenschein". Hygge ist warmes Licht und ein kuscheliges Sofa, Picknicken im Sommer und Glögg trinken im Winter. Und Hygge ist eine Haltung, die man lernen kann!

Hayden has chronicled experiences from her long career as a special education teacher in several books, including One Child and The Tiger's Child. Successes in this difficult and often frustrating field can be few and hard won, a fact which Hayden deftly illustrates while simultaneously offering hope and joy in small victories. This time she brings to life the story of a scruffy seven-year-old, Venus, who is so unresponsive that Hayden searches for signs of deafness, brain damage, or mental retardation.

In Earth in Mind, David W. Orr argues that much of what has gone wrong with the world, is the result of inadequate and misdirected education that: Alienates us from life in the name of human domination; causes students to worry about how to make a living before they know who they are; overemphasizes success and careers; separates feeling from intellect and the practical from the theoretical; deadens the sense of wonder for the created world.

Os maiores filósofos da História da Humanidade refletem, nesta seleção de textos, sobre as grandes questões da existência, as que mais nos preocupam no dia a dia. Eles nos ensinam, com linguagem simples e clara, a resolver desde os mais elementares até os mais complexos dilemas do cotidiano. Amor, beleza, desejo, ética, existência, felicidade, justiça, liberdade, loucura, moral, morte, política, prazer, religião, sabedoria, tempo – nada escapa, nessa coletânea organizada, apresentada e comentada, com clareza e bom humor, por Claudio Blanc, editor e tradutor com formação em Filosofia.

Today's children will be an unprecedented global force - are they ready? The Next Generation maps out the world of possibilities ahead for today's young people, and reveals the skills and habits they'll need to take full advantage of their unique futures. This book explores the evolution of "coming of age" in a world where teens are already an entrepreneurial force, and shows you how to instill the talent, skills and instincts today's children will need to make the most of their future.

After Alice Dreger's live tweeting of her son's abstinence sex ed class went viral, Dreger was asked by many parents how she had managed to raise a 14-year-old so comfortable talking about sex - comfortable enough even to challenge sex ed teachers when they presented misinformation. The Talk is a response to those questions.

In this dazzling debut, Carla Shalaby, a former elementary school teacher, explores the everyday lives of four young "troublemakers", challenging the ways we identify and understand so-called problem children. Time and again, we make seemingly endless efforts to moderate, punish, and even medicate our children, when we should instead be concerned with transforming the very nature of our institutions, systems, and structures, large and small.

Especialista na abordagem italiana de Reggio Emilia, a autora apresenta nesta obra uma proposta de formação de professores, coordenadores pedagógicos e gestores da Educação Infantil e séries iniciais do Fundamental I pautada na cultura do coletivo e na importância do grupo na construção do conhecimento.

Becoming a Legendary Teacher provides the perfect tools for constructing productive classrooms and cultivating a love of education among children. The authors encourage other educators to reach beyond the restrictions of rigid lesson plans to capture interest through innovation and interaction.

The true story of a young teacher attempting to change lives in a troubled educational system. According to Ilana Garon, popular books and movies are inundated with the myth of the "hero teacher" - the one who charges headfirst into dysfunctional inner-city schools like a firefighter into an inferno, bringing the student victims to safety through a combination of charisma and innate righteousness. The students are then "saved" by the teacher’s idealism, empathy, and faith. This is not that type of book....

By 2002, The Streak - a historic 13-year run of consecutive wins by the Spartans, a high-school football team from Concord, California, that couldn't be beat - was still going strong. In this revised edition of When the Game Stands Tall, author Neil Hayes, who had unrestricted access to the De La Salle team, writes from the inside about the games, the players, and their visionary coach, Bob Ladouceur, who managed to amass the highest winning percentage in football history (.995) through standing for something greater than winning.

Designed for growing readers, this book covers consonant blends and digraphs through interactive exercises and reading practice—boosting pronunciation and reading accuracy.

This reader introduces children to short and long vowel sounds through simple words and activities, helping them decode words with ease and improve reading fluency.

Focusing on word families and vowel patterns, this book supports children in recognising sound groups and building confidence in reading longer words and sentences.

This advanced phonics reader helps children master tricky and irregular words that don’t follow standard phonetic rules. With clear explanations and fun activities, it strengthens spelling, reading fluency, and vocabulary skills.