Teaching With Compassion - An Educators Oath to Teach From the Heart

Teaching with Compassion offers practical tools and strategies designed to help educators foster a culture of care and compassion. It draws on real life examples and exercises to demonstrate the power and potential of teaching from the heart. Written for both experienced and novice educators alike, this bookis sure to provide ongoing inspiration.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Practice Beginner's Mind
Chapter 2: Follow the Golden Rule
Chapter 3: Learn from Adversity
Chapter 4: Leave My Ego at the Door
Chapter 5: Focus on Classroom Chemistry
Chapter 6: Listen with Intention
Chapter 7: Hold Space
Chapter 8: Teach like the Sun
Conclusion: Teaching with Compassion is a Social Act
Notes
About the Authors
Index

About the author

Peter Kaufman has been a professor of sociology at the State University of New York New Paltz since 1999. His teaching and scholarly interests revolve around critical and contemplative pedagogy.

Janine Schipper has been a professor of sociology at Northern Arizona University since 1998. Her teaching and scholarly interests revolve around environmental sociology, consciousness studies, and Buddhist sociology.

Summary

Teaching with Compassion offers practical tools and strategies designed to help educators foster a culture of care and compassion. It draws on real life examples and exercises to demonstrate the power and potential of teaching from the heart. Written for both experienced and novice educators alike, this book is sure to provide ongoing inspiration.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Kaufman, Peter Schipper Kaufman, Peter/ Schipper Kaufman, Janine Schipper
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781475836554
• ISBN: 978-1-4758-3655-4
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; EDUCATION / Professional Development, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques, Social welfare and social services, Teaching skills & techniques, EDUCATION / Teacher Training & Certification, EDUCATION / Teaching / Methods & Strategies