Full Description
Are we adequately preparing students for life beyond school doors? Schools teach students not to be competitive and never to fail. Yet in the real world, people compete for jobs, and they often fail many times before reaching success. In this thought-provoking book, authors Johnson and Sessions describe 20 skills that are overlooked in schools and in educational standards but that are crucial to real-world success. They describe how you can develop these skills in your students, no matter what subject area or grade level you teach.
You'll learn how to
promote leadership;
allow competition;
encourage meaningful engagement;
help students find their voice;
incorporate edutainment and pop culture;
motivate towards excellence
hold students accountable and responsible;
foster perseverance and the ability to learn from failure;
teach effective communication;
and much more!
Each chapter includes insightful research, thought-provoking stories, and practical strategies that you can take back to your own classroom.
Contents
Meet the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Promote Leadership
Chapter 2: Allow Competition
Chapter 3: Help Boys become Readers
Chapter 4: Inspire Creativity
Chapter 5: Encourage Meaningful Engagement
Chapter 6: Help Students Find Their Voices
Chapter 7: Incorporate Edutainment and Pop Culture
Chapter 8: Motivate Towards Excellence
Chapter 10: Hold Students Accountable and Responsible
Chapter 11: Foster Perseverance and the Ability to Learn from Failure
Chapter 12: Don't Childproof Education
Chapter 13: Instill Vigor
Chapter 14: Model Flexibility
Chapter 15: Create Kids of Character
Chapter 16: Integrate Technology
Chapter 17: Promote Teamwork
Chapter 18: Teach Effective Communication
Chapter 19: Instruct the Individual
Chapter 20: Authenticate Relationships
Chapter 21: Merge the Real World into the Classroom
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