Holly Elissa Bruno

The Comfort of Little Things (eBook, ePUB)

An Educator's Guide to Second Chances

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Comfort of Little Things is a thought-provoking book that empowers educators to give themselves and the people in their lives second chances in order for themselves and the children they teach to learn and thrive. This book includes stories from the author and contributors to the author's blog posts.

Holly Elissa Bruno is an author, attorney, acclaimed keynote speaker, and host of an online radio program. Her other Redleaf Press books are Managing Legal Risks in Early Childhood Programs (co-published with Teachers College Press) and Learning from the Bumps in the Road.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Redleaf Press
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781605544106
• Artikelnr.: 42894134

Autorenporträt

Holly Elissa Bruno: Holly Elissa Bruno, MA, JD, is an author, attorney, professor, acclaimed keynote speaker, and host of an online radio program. She is an alumna of Harvard University's Institute for Educational Management, teaches leadership courses for The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership and Wheelock College, and is a frequent contributor to Child Care Information Exchange and the National Association for the Education of Young Children's Young Children publication. Previously, Holly Elissa served as Assistant Attorney General for the state of Maine and Assistant Dean at the University of Maine School of Law. Holly Elissa's books include What You Need to Lead an Early Childhood Program: Emotional Intelligence in Practice and Managing Legal Risks in Early Childhood Programs, and Learning from the Bumps in the Road: Insights from Early Childhood Leaders.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I:
The beauty and beast within. Why don't we give ourselves the second chances
we give other people? What would it take for us to change?
Chapter 1: Lyra's Story-The teacher whose mistake led to a child's being
hurt. When you can't forgive yourself. High stakes of being an educator.
Can we fail with children? Consequences of judging ourselves as failures.
What children learn by observing how we treat ourselves and others.
Insights from Fred Rogers.
Chapter 2: Silly Me: When the drive to perfection kills the chance to grow;
Words we use to drive ourselves: (what can we learn from) words we use with
children when they fail; words that make an apology real, including to
ourselves; replacing harsh words with soothing phrases like "Silly Me".
Chapter 3: Our brain on second chances: the beauty and the beast: Our
internal systems crave predictability. Changing is a threat. Threats
trigger knee-jerk, unthinking reactions. The amygdala is a harsh enforcer
of consistency. That's the beast. The beauty is in the Executive Function,
the imaginative, problem-solving, generous, humorous part of our brain that
frees us through perspective: offers us meaning and the chance to be open.
Part II:
Opening ourselves to second chances. Stepping out of the grip of the
amygdala. Stepping up to seeing our world anew
Chapter 4: Notice where you are. The art of claiming moments to see the
gifts at your doorstep. The practice of noticing. Nature's model for second
chances. Nature's continuous and endless gift of second chances.
Chapter 5: Notice how we are: Breaking the grip of judgment: Resetting
brain pathways to notice how we are. Changing the repeated judgement with
insistent encouragement.
Chapter 6: Notice life on life's terms. See though the eyes of a child. The
salve of beauty. Soothing of integrity. Brilliance of honesty. Comfort of
little things.
Part III:
Tools for staying open and creating a culture of second chances
Chapter 7: What do you do when the door is slammed in your face?
Personality conflicts at work. Seemingly impossible parents. Acknowledging
what pushes your buttons and using strategies to stay open.
Chapter 8: Paying it forward. Passing it on. The spirituality of second
chances. "When we are in the presence of a spiritual being, we become
spiritual". Mirror neurons and the beat of a heart: The neuroscience of
compassion.
Chapter 9: Workplace second chances. What is within and beyond your
control? Taking the action you can take, as a peer, as a supervisor, as a
supervisee. Addressing "stuck" places. Courage to face discomfort of
confronting underlying issues. Modeling second chances in unexpected
places. (Creating a culture of second chances)
Chapter 10: Meeting up along the way. Finding, giving and taking second
chances as a way of life. Staying open to seeing beyond your classroom,
your building, your job, even our profession for new ways to see. Setting
your course for renewal. Unexpected fellow travelers. Looking back on what
you have learned.