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A Compass for the Classroom
How Teachers (and Students) Can Find Their Way & Keep From Getting Lost
- Noah benShea - Noah benShea is one of North America’s most respected and beloved poet-philosophers. An international, best selling author of 22 books translated into 18 languages, Noah’s work is embraced by millions.
- Robert C. Di Giulio - Johnson State College
January 2005 | 96 pages | Corwin
A Compass for the Classroom provides guidance, support, and inspiration. The book presents a new model of reflection using the metaphor of a compass, with directional points of humility, honesty, love, and faith. It is a guide to finding one's way in life by always considering the four points in our decisions and views. The book provides teachers with something to feed the spirit to succeed in the somewhat selfless struggle that educators take on to help students learn and thrive. It includes examples of the compass points in action in classrooms, as well as assessment checklists for teachers and students.
About the Author
Part I: A Compass for the Classroom: The Concept
1. A New Compass
2. Why We Need a Compass
3. Why We Need a New Compass
4. Why We All Need a New Compass
5. Instructions for People Who Don't Do Instructions
6. How the New Compass Works
7. The New Compass: Day to Day
8. May You Go From Strength to Strength
Part II: A Compass for the Classroom: The Application
9. A Compass to Guide Teachers
10. Why a Compass for the Classroom?
11. What a Compass for the Classroom Provides
12. Points of the Compass
13. Checking Your Compass: Four Checklists for Self-Assessment
14. Putting It All Together
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"This book helps us find our way back to a place where loving, caring adults nurture students to be their best. The authors help us recover schools as places of honesty, integrity, and hope."
Syracuse University
