John Brown

The Use of Force (eBook, PDF)

Teaching Adolescents in the 21st Century

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Force and fear are inherently destructive yet commonly used instructional methods in American schools, leading to ineffective teaching. It's time for us to replace these coercive and manipulative tactics that reinforce unhealthy power dynamics between teachers and students.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781636675312
• Artikelnr.: 72317943

Autorenporträt

John Brown is a clinical associate professor of education at The University of Massachusetts Lowell where he teaches more than 20 different courses in four different educator-prep programs. Before that, he was a schoolteacher for 19 years. When he is not teaching or writing, John is an education consultant to K-12 schools. He also privately coaches teachers.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments - Foreword - The Confessions of a Bad Teacher - Social and Emotional Learning - The Hammer - Intrinsic Motivation - The Compliance- based Model - What Is Pedagogy? - The Gravity of Being - Mindfulness - Force and Trauma - The Problem with "Academic Rigor" - Responding to Force and Fear - Power of Belief - Another Way - The Teachable Moment - The Role of a Teacher - References - Index.

Rezensionen

"The Use of Force" is a must read for educators. We are at a critical time in this field and arguably, the only way to move forward is through a radical re-thinking about the role of the educator. Brown's approach provides insight into what this future could - and should - look like. Dr. Danielle Ricci Principal Amesbury High School