Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom [Paperback]

Ruth Charney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1992 | ISBN-10: 0961863617 | ISBN-13: 978-0961863616

This remarkable book speaks to the heart of every classroom teacher offering a proven, practical approach that can help reduce the exhausting and often overwhelming classroom management problems confronting today's K-8th grade teachers. Teaching Children to Care captures the spirit and energy of young children. It demonstrates their capabilities for embracing generous, compassionate behavior with the help of a skilled teacher.

Author Ruth Charney, an active teacher with more than 25 years of experience in elementary classrooms, presents theory, practical how-to's, and dozens of real-life examples that show every teacher how to introduce the practice of caring into the classroom.

This book is at the core of The Responsive Classroom approach. If you haven't read it, you'll want to order your copy today. This is one book that every teacher should have the opportunity to read! 309 pages, paper.

Editorial Reviews

Review

I believe this book is a major breakthrough in the field of education...It provides a theoretical framework for elementary teaching and specific guidelines and techniques to put that theory into practice...It has profound implications for all teachers and systems, but especially for urban education. It shows how to organize classrooms, develop appropriate curricula, and most importantly, develop social competence...This book is what educators across the country are looking for. -- Maurice R. Sykes, Director, Early Childhood Programs, Washington DC Public Schools

Teaching Children to Care abounds with the best sort of recipes and anecdotes. There is never a moment of doubt about the credibility of the settings or the possibility of translating these ideas into one's own settings. It's rare that this kind of attention to classroom management sounds so respectful to kids and compatible with a reflective and intellectually-focused classroom!

When I finished it, I lay awake trying to imagine how it could be translated into work with adolescents at Central Park East Secondary School. I was that excited! -- Deborah Meier, McArthur Fellow, Principal, Central Park East Secondary School, New York, NY

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Northeast Fndtn for Children (October 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0961863617
• ISBN-13: 978-0961863616
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #243,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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48 of 50 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent,practical advice on classroom management., December 2, 1998

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This review is from: Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom (Paperback)

This book focuses on creating an environment of caring for one another in the educational setting. It focuses on respect and responsibility for people within the context the classroom, which will then extend (hopefully)beyond. An excellent choice for a new teacher or someone who has been teaching and wants to teach children to be responsible for their own behaviour instead of taking on the role of constantly managing others behavior. Students are encouraged to problem solve and respect group decisions. This philosopy requires commitment on the part of the teacher to constantly teach respect and responsibility for self and others along with the curriculum. The philosophy is positive one and one children readily respond to since it honors and challenges them to think about how their behaviour effects others and themselves.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Blueprint for Building a Classroom Community, July 10, 2001

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Susan DeMeglio (Churchville, Pennsylvania USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom (Paperback)

With our increasing awareness of the need to deal with school violence, I return to Ruth Charney's book. It provides a rich and meaningful description of the process of building a classroom community through routines and language that strengthen children both academically and socially. The steps she describes can be applied to any grade and are grounded in a belief in children's intrinsic good nature. It is a valuable resource for educators and parents.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Teaching Children in Today's Classroom, June 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Teaching Children to Care: Management in the Responsive Classroom (Paperback)

I have been a first grade teacher for 4 years in an area where the students are very diverse. I have learned over the last few years that it is a teacher's responsibility to teach these children academics but more and more it has become our responsibility to teach them how to care and survive in society. This book has helped me to do just that. I have read this book every summer before beginning a new school year and have had 4 successful years. It gives great examples and senarios. It is a book that can be easily read on the beach or during the school year.