Doing Good (eBook)

Inspiring Activities and Ideas for Young People to Make the World a Better Place

Thomas Nazario, Kelly Quayle (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
184 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4758-3247-1 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts."e; -His Holiness, the 14th Dalai LamaAre young people more interested in Snapchat than actually talking to each other? Is the local mall the first place families think of to go when they want to be happy? Too often we get caught up in acquiring more things instead of engaging in meaningful experiences with others. This can create distance between people which makes it more difficult to resolve disputes or respond compassionately when someone is in need. We can better understand what another person is thinking or feeling if we can imagine being in their shoes and experience a moment in life as they see it. It makes it easier to bully someone who is perceived to be different on the outside when, in fact, on the inside, we all basically need the same things to be happy - kindness, acceptance, purpose. Through engaging classroom activities, thoughtful homework assignments, relevant videos, and suggested projects, young people are introduced to some of our most pressing global challenges. As they work together on proposed solutions, they begin to create for themselves a meaningful life.

Autor

Thomas A. Nazario is a California attorney, child advocate and law professor who in 2007 founded a nonprofit called The Forgotten International which seeks to alleviate poverty and raise awareness of global issues. Encouraging young people to learn about the challenges we face and to undertake compassionate solutions aimed at making the world a better place is his mission.Kelly Quayle is a career educator who has taught primarily in Oakland and the surrounding Bay Area. She has also taught internationally in Lombok, Indonesia. She has a BA from Princeton University, a M.Ed. from Stanford University, and a MFA from Goddard College. She resides with her family in the East Bay of California.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.1.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 41 Illustrations including: - 10 Black & White Illustrations; - 2 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 29 Text Boxes.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Schulbuch / Allgemeinbildende Schulen
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie
• ISBN-10: 1-4758-3247-8 / 1475832478
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4758-3247-1 / 9781475832471