ERIC Number: ED409293
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1997
Pages: 154
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ISBN: ISBN-0-87120-271-9
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Teaching and Joy.
Sornson, Robert, Ed.; Scott, James, Ed.
This publication is a collection of 25 personal stories from a multitude of perspectives on the joys of teaching and learning. The stories emphasize active learning; respect for differences; creativity; willingness to make mistakes; a love of life, school, and family relationships; and the quest for personal meaning. The stories are: (1) "Richard" (Harlan Rimmerman); (2) "The First 30 Years Are the Hardest: Notes from the Yellow Brick Road" (Mimi Brodsky Chenfeld); (3) "Driving Master Brian" (David Weikart); (4) "Teaching and Flower Power" (Ron Wallen); (5) "More Alike Than Different" (Nora Martin); (6) "Memories of Elementary Laughter" (Steve Wilson); (7) "Miss Daisy" (Donald Davis); (8) "How To Give Your Kids an Unfair Advantage" (Jim Fay); (9) "Reflections of Joy" (Virginia McClary Delatte); (10) "Magic" (Carolyn Mamchur); (11) "Increase Your Laugh Life!" (Sheila Feigelson); (12) "Learning That Came Alive on Heartbreak Hill" (Judy-Arin Krupp); (13) "Child's Play: Making Molehills Out of Mountains" (Allen Klein); (14) "The Birthday Card" (Caryn Edwards); (15) "Find Your Joy by Following Your Heart" (Deborah Rozman); (16) "Joy in Valuing" (Sidney B. Simon); (17) "Downhill Skiing" (Robert Sornson); (18) "Meet My First Mentor" (Lois Wolfe-Morgan); (19) "Impact" (Guy Vander Jagt); (20) "Ignite the Joy Within!" (Valla Dana Fotiades); (21) "A Journey of Trust and Joy" (Mary Gayle Floden); (22) "Discovering Purpose" (Rick Scott); (23) "An Interview with Bernie Siegel, M.D." (Robert Sornson); (24) "The Heart Radiates" (Shinichi Suzuki); and (25) "Forty-Nine Years Later" (Al Fialka). (ND)
Descriptors: Active Learning, Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Happiness, Job Satisfaction, Personal Narratives, Special Education, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Experience
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Publication Type: Books; Collected Works - General; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA.
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