Learning to Trust by Marilyn Watson

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Demonstrates through a case study of an inner-city classroom the importance of caring, trusting relationships for fostering children's academic growth, as well as their social and ethical development. This work presents practical strategies for helping children develop the social and emotional skills needed to live harmonious and productive lives.

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Learning to Trust by Marilyn Watson

Faced with increasing numbers of children who are difficult to manage and the pervasive presence of high stakes testing, many teachers feel frustrated and compelled to reduce their attention to building relationships with and among their students and their focus on social and ethical development.
This is a wonderful resource for teachers on how to change classrooms by sharing developmental discipline in step-by-step process(Childhood Education; Winter 2004/05) If you read one book on discipline during your teaching career, this should be the one. (Rethinking Schools, Fall 2003) ...presents a strong case for an alternative approaching utilizing Developmental Discipline. (Education Review, 10/2/03) ...I've attended workshops and read numerous articles...but nothing has inspired me as much as Marilyn Watson's new book... (Rethinking Schools Online, Winter 2003) Learning to Trust should be required reading for any elementary or secondary school teacher... (Education Review, 12/2/03)
Marilyn Sheehan Watson has worked for more than two decades with teachers, teacher educators, and education researchers to effectively promote children's social, moral, and intellectual development. As program director of the Developmental Studies Center's award-winning school change effort, the Child Development Project, and as director of the center's national Teacher Education Project, she has been instrumental in defining education that has children's basic developmental needs at its heart. Laura Ecken has shared sixteen thoughtful years with the elementary school children of Louisville, Kentucky. She is one of the teachers we never forget.
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ISBN 13 9780787966508
ISBN 10 0787966509
Title Learning to Trust
Author Marilyn Watson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
Year published 2003-05-02
Number of pages 352
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.