Education for a civil society : teaching young children to gain five democratic life skills
Edition
Second edition.
Publication Information
Washington, DC : National Association for the Education of Young Children, [2023]
Physical Description
170 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Series
Summary
Learning to work cooperatively and respectfully with others. Democratic life skills are skills that enable all of us--children and adults alike--to be caring, thoughtful members of families, schools, communities, and societies. But these emotional and social skills don't just happen. Teachers and families support and nudge young children toward them, using guidance techniques that calm and teach. Completely updated and revised, the second edition of this classic resource provides relatable anecdotes and practical strategies for teachers to understand: 1. Why building secure relationships with children and families is so important-and eight communication practices to build them. 2. How viewing misbehavior as mistaken behavior allows you to focus on helping a child learn better ways to meet their needs. 3. When and how to use specific guidance practices to promote children's healthy personal development and social cooperation. 4. How to create an encouraging learning community that helps everyone move toward achieving their potential.
Notes
"Item 1165"--Title page verso.
Contents
- Roots and shoots : the democratic life skills and progressive education
- Teaching for healthy brain development : motivation, guidance, and developmentally appropriate practice for all
- Community of relationships : unmanageable stress and the centrality of secure relationships
- Substance chapter : a guide to studying the democratic life skills in practice
- Foundation skill DLS 1 : finding acceptance as a member of the group and as a worthy individual
- Pivotal skill DLS 2 : expressing strong emotion in nonhurting ways
- Learning skill DLS 3 : solving problems creatively-independently and in cooperation with others
- Inclusion skill DLS 4 : accepting unique human qualities in others
- Democracy skill DLS 5 : thinking intelligently and ethically
- Teachers and the democratic life skills.