Each day : a veteran educator's guide to raising children

Author/Creator:

Wilson, Z. Vance, author

Publication/Creation:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2017

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

Each day : a veteran educator's guide to raising children / Z. Vance Wilson

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Child rearing

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; PartI. ENCOURAGING HEROISM; Ch01. A Humane Intelligence; Ch02. Anonymous Heroism; Ch03. Toughness; Ch04. Band of Brothers; Ch05. Eighth Grade; PartII. PARENTING; Ch06. A Boy's Voice; Ch07. The Hours; Ch08. The Quality of Being There; Ch09. Too Much of a Good Thing; Ch10. Let the Rumpus Begin; Ch11. On Specialization; PartIII. LOOKING INWARD; Ch12. An Eternal Present; Ch13. The Prophet in His Own Homeland; Ch14. A Rough Coming; Ch15. Silence; Ch16. Rhythm; Ch17. Mark Each Day; Ch18. The Road to Emmaus; Ch19. Faith, Vocation, and Work; PartIV. LOOKING OUTWARD
Ch20. For God and for the StateCh21. I Will Sing Unto the Lord; Ch22. The Philosopher's Stone; Ch23. Good Time, Inhuman Time; PartV. INSPIRING VALUES; Ch24. Chancing the Arm; Ch25. And Miles to Go; Ch26. Our Man Micah; Ch27. The Prodigal Son; PartVI. FACING FEAR; Ch28. Anna and the Sniper; Ch29. Philip; PartVII. GREAT SCHOOLS, GREAT PRIVILEGE; Ch30. Harvard or Heaven?; Ch31. What Wakes You Up in the Middle of the Night?; Ch32. What Benefits Our Labors; Ch33. An Authoritative Community; PartVIII. TEACHING; Ch34. Silas Marner and Me; Ch35. Parade Out the Gargoyles
Ch36. Scaffolding and LearningCh37. The Freedom to Choose One's Way; Ch38. Let the Children Come; Ch39. The Eagle and the Selfies; Ch40. My Students, Now; Ch41. What We Desire; Acknowledgments; Index; Permission; About the Author

Summary:

In vibrant prose, Z. Vance Wilson offers insight to anyone, whether parent or teacher, responsible for guiding children on the joyous, difficult, and ever-unpredictable path to becoming their best selves intellectually, socially, morally, and spiritually. With judiciousness, good will, and humor (all sharpened as head of a leading boys' school in Washington, D.C.), Wilson puts forth a clear set of principles, both practical and idealistic, for adults directing children toward wisdom and joy. An award-winning novelist, Wilson draws on colorful tales from his childhood in the American south, rou

Language:

English

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (173 p.)

General Note:

Includes index.

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937433655202486

ISBN:

1-4758-2777-6

OCLC Number:

957128717