The Happy Child by Steven Harrison
In this thought-provoking book, best-selling author Steven Harrison ventures far outside the box of traditional thinking about education. His radical proposal? Children naturally want to learn, he asserts, so let them direct their own education in democratic learning communities where they can interact seamlessly with their neighborhoods, their towns, and the world at large. Most learning systems apply external motivation through grades, rankings, teacher direction, and approval. The Happy Child suggests that a self-motivated child who is interdependent within a community can develop the full human potential to live a creative and fulfilling life. Harrison focuses on the integration of the whole child, the learning environment, and the non-coercive spirit of curiosity-driven education.Steven Harrison is an international lecturer on spirituality and the conscious living who has studied a wide range of meditation and spiritual disciplines. Doing Nothing, Being One, Getting to Where You Are, The Questions to Life's Answers, and The Happy Child are among his works. Harrison is the creator of All Together Now International, a non-profit organization that helps Nepalese street children and the poor. He is also the founder of The Living School, a Boulder, Colorado-based learning community.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781591810001 |
| ISBN 10 | 1591810000 |
| Title | The Happy Child |
| Author | Steven Harrison |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Sentient Publications |
| Year published | 2002-10-15 |
| Number of pages | 131 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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