What Really Counts For Students

Author : Thomas Nelson
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 1418559423
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Really Counts for Students written by Thomas Nelson and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2014-03-16 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meaning. Purpose. Calling. Vision. Whatever you name it, we are all searching for something that matters. Something that counts. We want to know that we're concentrating on the right things and that we're not missing the point. What Really Counts for Students tackles twenty-two areas of significance to students-including God, Love, Wisdom, Purpose, Health-and explores what matters most in each of them, answering questions like What are the basic truths? and What is most important? With introductions, meditations, and directed journaling sections on each topic, students will embark on an interactive journey to discover not only what really counts, but also what doesn't, further drawing focus to their purposes within the context of God's call for them.

Author : Ronald Colman
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231549180
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Really Counts written by Ronald Colman and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2022-04-12 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politicians and economists fixate on “growing the economy”—measured by a country’s gross domestic product. But this yardstick counts harmful activities such as greenhouse gas emissions, plastic waste, and cigarette sales as gains, and it ignores environmental protection, voluntary community work, and other benefits. What we measure is a choice, and what is and isn’t counted determines what sorts of policies are enacted. How can we shift the focus to well-being and quality of life? What Really Counts is an essential, firsthand story of the promise and challenges of accounting for social, economic, and environmental benefits and costs. Ronald Colman recounts two decades of working with three governments to adopt measures that more accurately and comprehensively assess true progress. Chronicling his path from Nova Scotia to New Zealand to Bhutan, Colman details the challenge of devising meaningful metrics, the effort to lay the foundations of a new economic system, and the obstacles that stand in the way. Reflecting on successes and failures, he considers how to shift policy priorities from a narrow economic-growth agenda toward a future built on sustainability and equity. Colman has taken the critique of GDP outside the academy and attempted to realize an alternative. The lessons he offers in What Really Counts are vital for anyone interested in how we can measure what matters—and how better measures can help build a better world.

Author : George W. Holden
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1544358113
Total Pages : 643 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parenting written by George W. Holden and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-12-19 with total page 643 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Edition of George W. Holden’s Parenting: A Dynamic Perspective provides a highly accessible and intellectually rich review of what is currently known about parenting. Written from a psychological perspective but with applications to other disciplines, the text discusses a wide range of contemporary issues such as fertility problems, daycare, marital conflict, divorce, gay parents, and family violence. Additionally, Holden includes studies from developing and non-Western countries, as well as recent statistics on such topics as U.S. and world birthrate, birth problems, adolescent pregnancy, child injury, divorce and remarriage, child maltreatment, and certain social policy issues.

Author : Thomas Thomas Nelson Publishers
Publisher : HarperChristian + ORM
ISBN 13 : 1418559407
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book What Really Counts written by Thomas Thomas Nelson Publishers and published by HarperChristian + ORM. This book was released on 2005-11-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to navigate the day-to-day struggle for meaning, success, and happiness by sharpening your focus on the spiritual necessities. Meaning. Purpose. Calling. Vision. Whatever you name it, we are all searching for something that matters. Something that counts. We want to know that we’re concentrating on the right things and that we’re not missing the point. What Really Counts tackles twenty-two areas of significance—including God, Love, Wisdom, Purpose, Health—and explores what matters most in each of them, answering questions like What are the basic truths? and What is most important? With introductions, meditations, and directed journaling sections on each topic, readers will embark on an interactive journey to discover not only what really counts, but also what doesn’t, further drawing focus to their purposes within the context of God’s call for them.

Author : Arthur T. Benjamin
Publisher : American Mathematical Society
ISBN 13 : 1470472597
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Proofs that Really Count written by Arthur T. Benjamin and published by American Mathematical Society. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mathematics is the science of patterns, and mathematicians attempt to understand these patterns and discover new ones using a variety of tools. In Proofs That Really Count, award-winning math professors Arthur Benjamin and Jennifer Quinn demonstrate that many number patterns, even very complex ones, can be understood by simple counting arguments. The book emphasizes numbers that are often not thought of as numbers that count: Fibonacci Numbers, Lucas Numbers, Continued Fractions, and Harmonic Numbers, to name a few. Numerous hints and references are given for all chapter exercises and many chapters end with a list of identities in need of combinatorial proof. The extensive appendix of identities will be a valuable resource. This book should appeal to readers of all levels, from high school math students to professional mathematicians.

Author : J. Myron Atkin
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 0807743186
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Inside Science Education Reform written by J. Myron Atkin and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two international leaders offer important insights into the ways in which the discipline of science education has developed and how school curriculum has been shaped by both scientific discovery and social change. J Myron Atkin (U.S.) and Paul Black (U.K.) share their vast and varied experiences in this historical account that chronicles the many developments in the field from the end of World War II to the present. The chapters in this volume cover: the aims and politics of science education, curriculum development, subject matter boundaries, pedagogy and learning, assessment and evaluation, educational research and practice, and the teaching profession. Each theme is introduced in its historical and philosophical context, with current issues emphasized. The authors then analyze these themes by drawing on relevant episodes from their transatlantic careers. These episodes act as a springboard for developing insights into each theme, including comparisons between educational practices in the United States and the United Kingdom. Featuring compelling examples and a cohesive presentation, this groundbreaking volume is essential reading for anyone making decisions about the future of science education.

Author : Janise Hurtig
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498581331
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Contested Spaces of Teaching and Learning written by Janise Hurtig and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-08 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contested Spaces of Teaching and Learning examines the educational experiences of adults as cultural practice. These practices take place in diverse settings from formal educational contexts to institutionally interstitial realms to fluid and explicitly contested everyday spaces. This edited collection includes twelve richly rendered ethnographic case studies written from the perspective of practitioner-ethnographers who straddle the roles of educator and ethnographic researcher. Drawing on distinct theoretical framings, these contributors illuminate the ways in which adults engaged in teaching and learning participate in cultural practices that intersect with other dimensions of social life, such as work, recreation, community engagement, personal development, or political action. By juxtaposing ethnographic inquiries of formal and informal learning spaces, as well as intentional and unintended challenges to mainstream adult teaching and learning, this collection provides new understandings and critical insights into the complexities of adults’ educational experiences.

Author : Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz
Publisher : Behrman House, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9780867050844
Total Pages : 742 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ultimate Jewish Teacher's Handbook written by Nachama Skolnik Moskowitz and published by Behrman House, Inc. This book was released on 2003 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Note: This product is printed when you order it. When you include this product your order will take 5-7 additional days to ship.¬+¬+This complete and comprehensive resource for teachers new and experienced alike offers a "big picture" look at the goals of Jewish education.

Author : Susan Golombok
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415227162
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.6X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Parenting written by Susan Golombok and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author considers whether it is necessary to have two parents and explores the psychological processes that underlie optimal development for children, particularly the quality of the child's relationship with parents and the wider social world.

Author : Jacqueline G. Brooks
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416602739
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of Understanding written by Jacqueline G. Brooks and published by ASCD. This book was released on 1999-07-15 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activities that transpire within the classroom either help or hinder students' learning. Any meaningful discussion of educational renewal, therefore, must focus explicitly and directly on the classroom, and on the teaching and learning that occur within it. This book presents a case for the development of classrooms in which students are encouraged to construct deep understandings of important concepts. Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Martin Brooks present a new set of images for educational settings, images that emerge from student engagement, interaction, reflection, and construction. They have considerable experience in creating constructivist educational settings and conducting research on those settings. Authentic examples are provided throughout the book, as are suggestions for administrators, teachers, and policymakers. For the new edition of their popular book, the authors have written an introduction that places their work in today's educational renewal setting. Today, they urge, the case for constructivist classrooms is much stronger and the need more critical. Note: This product listing is for the Adobe Acrobat (PDF) version of the book.