Proceed with Passion: Engaging Students in Meaningful Education [Paperback]

PAUL CUMMINS (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1888996803 | ISBN-13: 978-1888996807 | Publication Date: June 1, 2004

Proceed With Passion: Engaging Students in Meaningful Education is filled with bold approaches to giving students the ingredients they most lack in their schooling a sense of purpose, a reason for wanting to learn and, ultimately, a passion to help others. description by Arianna Huffington

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Schools and environmental organizations need young people like Anna Cummins with the intelligence and commitment to get things done. Her two chapters in this book are a welcome addition to the eco canon. --Jeremy Jackson

The title of this book captures Emily Cummins life and work passion and engagement in meaningful service. --Claudia Villegas-Avalos

Our educational system badly needs some bold thinking. Paul Cummins vision of what American education could be is imaginative and inspiring. --Howard Zinn

About the Author

Paul F. Cummins, Ph.D. was born in Chicago, Illinois, moved to Fort Wayne, Indiana, and then to Los Angeles, California. He attended Stanford University (B.A., 1959), Harvard University (M.A.T., 1960), and the University of Southern California (Ph.D., 1967). He has taught English at Harvard School and the Oakwood School in California as well as at U.C.L.A. In 1970, he became the Headmaster of St. AugustineÂ’s Elementary School in Santa Monica and a Founder and Headmaster of the Crossroads School. In 1995, he was the lead founder of New Roads School and is currently the Executive Director of the New Visions Foundation.

His publications include a booklet on Richard Wilbur, several articles on education, and numerous poems which have appeared in journals including The New Republic, Poetry LA, Whole Notes, Wild Bamboo Press, Bad Haircut Quarterly, Wordwrights, Slant, and others. His biography on Herbert Zipper, Dachau Song: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of Herbert Zipper (Peter Lang, 1992), has been translated into Chinese and German. For Mortal Stakes: Solutions for Schools and Society, was published in 1998 by Peter Lang Publishing and Bramble Books and was also published in Japan. Keeping Watch: Reflections On American Culture, Education and Politics was published by Firstbooks Library in 2002. Argonne Press issued a collection of poetry, A Postcard from Bali, also in 2002. An essay, "The Vital Left," appeared in Fake City Syndrome, published by Red Hen Press in 2002.

Anna K. Cummins graduated from Crossroads School in Santa Monica in 1991, and Stanford University in 1996 with a B.A. in History. At Stanford, she studied with Dr. Estelle Friedman (WomenÂ’s Studies), Dr. Jody Maxmin (Art History) and Dr. Jack Rakove (American History). Also at Stanford, she was captain of the fencing team in 1994 and performed in chamber music concerts on the violin. She taught at New Roads School in Santa Monica

Product Details

• Paperback: 234 pages
• Publisher: Red Hen Press (June 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1888996803
• ISBN-13: 978-1888996807
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,214,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Book on Education That Gets It All Right, October 1, 2006

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This review is from: Proceed with Passion: Engaging Students in Meaningful Education (Paperback)

I train teachers and also observe in high schools regularly. Paul Cummins and his daughters get it all right in this easily accessible book. Teachers will find the suggestions close to perfect for reaching kids, especially the "new adolescent." Parents with school age children will find the insights into our classrooms helpful. And if our policy makers would use books like this one to help shape educational policy, instead of following their misguided
paths, fewer children would truly be left behind.